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Sec. 26, T. 27 S., R. 13 E
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Measured By Newell, 1938
Unit No. Description Thickness
1 Shale, block, fissile, phosphatic concretions + 2 ft.
2 Limestone, dense, blue, blocky 1.4 ft.
3 Shale, upper part slate-gray, lower part maroon (not well shown) 25 ft.
4 Siltstone, yellowish +/- 1 ft.
5 Shale, greenish buff above, maroon below 17 ft.
6 Limestone, gray and buff, wavy, filled with fusulinids, nodular and slaty at base 5 ft.
7 Shale mainly covered 25 ft.
8 Sandstone, platy, fine  

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