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Coffey County

Sec. 17, T. 20 S., R. 15 E
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Measured By Newell, 04/1936
 
Unit No. Description Thickness
1 Shale  
2 Fine gray limestone, somewhat blocky, weathers buff, filled with Syringopora, T. of ventricosa, and a few campophyllum 2.5 ft.
3 Gray clay shale 2.5 ft.
4 Earthy, gray, fine, blocky limestone with worm trails, fusulunds, Bellerofous and Myalina in lower part 1.5 ft.
5 Limy fossils, gray shale 1.5 ft.
6 Yellow unfossiliferous marlite, nodular 1 ft.
7 Gray clay, shale, with silty layers 11 ft.
8 Buff, wavy limestone 2 ft.
9 Yellow to gray clay 2 ft.
10 Earthy limestone with Ambocoelia 0.3 ft.
11 Limy buff shale with chonetes, transversalis with limy band at base containing large numbers of perfect Myalinas, Astartella and Muculana arata 3 ft.

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