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Sec. 4, T. 23 S., R. 15 E
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Measured By Newell, 04/1936
Unit No. Description Thickness
1 Shaly flaggy sandstone with clams (add to 10 ft. sandstone at base of section in SW 1/4 4-23-15) + 12 ft.
2 Gray clay with limonite concretions 75 ft.
3 Irregular brown and drab cryptozoan limestone with Enteletes, Coelocladia, Heterocoelia?, and Fistulipora 2 ft.
4 Olive clay shale 2 ft.
5 Dark weathered shale with phosphatic concretions 1 ft.
6 Dense, blue, blocky fusulinid limestone 1 ft.
7 Shale, limy 0.8 ft.
8 Molluscan pebbly limestone with Astastella and Myalina 0.2 ft.
9 Covered shale 16 ft.
10 Buff, cross bedded sandstone 3 ft.
11 Maroon shale 10 ft.
12 Brownish massive limestone with a few fusulinids + 11 ft.

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