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Coffey County

Sec. 13, T. 21 S., R. 15 E
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Road Exposures
Measured By Newell, 04/1936
Unit No. Description Thickness
1 Bluish, silty brittle limestone, with worm tubes? or fucoids 1 ft.
2 Platy siltstone, limy, with Myalina subquad 5 ft.
3 Covered shale 18 ft.
4 Brown blocky sandstone 2 ft.
5 Gray and greenish shale poorly shown 25 ft.
6 Soft buff sandstone, makes scarp 5 ft.
7 Gray clayey shale, lower 8 ft. filled with bryozoans, crinoid stems and sponges 35 ft.
8 Plattsmouth Limestone  
  Compare with section at NW corner 14-21-15  

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