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Coffey County

Sec. 26, T. 19 S., R. 13 E
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Old strip pit, 2.5 miles East Neosho Rapids
Measured By R.E. Whitla, 08/04/1939
Unit No. Description Thickness
4 Clay, chert gravel, and soil 6 ft.
3 Massive limestone. Contains crinoid stem fragments and brachiopod fossils 2.5 ft.
2 Hard, blue to dark gray shale 2 ft.
1 nodaway coal. Underclay below coal contains plant fragments 1 ft.

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