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Wilson County

Sec. 35, T. 27 S., R. 13 E
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Road exposures
Measured By Newell
No Amazonia limestone in this part of Wilson Co.
Unit No. Description Thickness
1 Limestone, gray, fine-grained, with abundant fusulinids + 2 ft.
2 Shale and limestone nodules, with innumerable fusulinids 1 ft.
3 Shale, gray and buff, clayey 2 ft.
4 Coal and underclay 0.3 ft.
5 Shale, greenish, clayey 9 ft.
6 Shale, maroon, clayey +/- 2 ft.
7 Shale, poorly shown, mainly gray 12 ft.
8 Sandstone, platy, buff 5 ft.
9 Shale, silty, gray 4 ft.
10 Sandstone, massive 40 ft.
11 Shale, bluish-gray, clayey, with limonite concretions + 15 ft.

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