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Sec. 15, T. 29 S., R. 15 E
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Measured By Newell, 8/1938
Unit No. Description Thickness
1 Limestone, white, xln, remnant + 8 ft.
2 Shale, gray, with algal limestone masses near top 7 ft.
3 Limestone, yellow to white irregular, many sponges in lower part; shaly at extreme top 28 ft.
4 Shale, calcareous, buff to gray, with nodular and marly layers, very fossiliferous, with sponges 8.5 ft.
5 Limestone, yellowish, irregular, fossiliferous, sponges 1 ft.
6 Shale, silty, gray, non-fossiliferous  

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