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Quarry, type locality of Florence Limestone at Florence. Center of SE 1/4. 1/2 mile NE of Florence, E side of Cottonwood River, S. of RR track
Measured By M.K. Elias, 1935
Unit No. Description Thickness
24 Limestone, coquinoid, massive 1 ft.
23 Limestone, flaggy 5 ft.
22 Limestone, massive, with Derbya crassa; in upper 4.5, also Composita and Dictyoclostus (small) 11 ft.
21 Shale, calcareous 0.5 ft.
20 Limestone, massive, with Dictyoclostus, Derbya, small round Composita? and fenestrate bryozoa 2 ft.
19 Shale, calcareous, with Composita (collected), large Derbya (collected), Dictyoclostus 0.7 ft.
18 Limestone, massive 1.8 ft.
17 Limestone, massive, with flint in two zones of nodules and a band between. Noflint near top 2.5 ft.
16 Mostly flint 1 ft.
15 Limestone, shaly, with zone of flint nodules in lower part 1 ft.
14 Mostly flint, no flint near top 4.5 ft.
13 Limestone with two bands of flint 1 ft.
12 Limestone with flint band near top 1.5 ft.
11 Mostly flint, mottled with limestone; Meekella and abundant Dictyoclostus near top 2 ft.
10 Limestone, massive, with three flint bnads 3 ft.
9 Limestone, cavernous, with flint nodules in the middle 1 ft.
8 Limestone with flint bands; upper is thin, lower is thick 1.3 ft.
7 Mostly flint 2.2 ft.
6 Limestone mostly replaced by flint 1 ft.
5 Mostly flint, but no flint at the base; with numerous fenestrate bryozoa, Rhombopora and Wellerella (large) 3 ft.
4 Limestone with three flint bands. Fusulinids in 2nd from base and between 2nd and 3rd. Dictyoclostus at the base of 3rd flint; Composita above the 1st flint 3 ft.
3 Limestone (somewhat splittery) with three thin bands of flint close together, Composita, Derbya, Dictyoclostus, fenestrate bryozoa 1 ft.
2 Limestone, irregularly splittery, Composita, Derbya, Dictyoclostus, fenestrate bryozoa 0.5 ft.
1 Shale, calcareous 0.5 ft.

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