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Coffey County

Sec. 10, T. 19 S., R. 15 E
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1/2 mile West Junction Highway 50 and 75
Measured By R.M. J., 05/25/1940
Stratigraphy class
Unit No. Description Thickness
9 Sandstone, brown, micaceous ? ft.
8 Shale? or limestone (section 7 & 8 are combined on form and are both contained in a four foot section) 4 ft.
7 Limestone, light gray and dark brown, algal 4 ft.
6 Limestone, gray, weathers brown, slabby, Amblysiphonella, Crinoid stems, Lophophyllum, Dictyoclostus, Fenestellate 3.2 ft.
5 Shale - clayey, light gray - upper 1/3 yellowish brown, no fossils 0.8 ft.
4 Limestone - gray weathers whitish, Ottonosia 0.25 ft.
3 Shale, yellow, fossiliferous, Rhombopora, Chonetes granulifer,Neospirifer, Crinoid stems, Debya, Marginifera-lassalensis 0.75 ft.
2 Shale, dark blue, laminated, clayey, plant remains +/- 4 ft.
1 Sandstone - fine micaceous, pale brown 1 ft.

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