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Sec. 32, T. 29 S., R. 17 E
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Measured By Newell, 8/1935
Fine exposure of Iola
Unit No. Description Thickness
1 Gray shale  
2 Bluish, granular crinoidal limestone with worm borings shaly breaks (Super) 3 ft.
3 Buff, fine limestone (Upper) with brachiopods (Marginifera, Hustedia, etc.) 4 ft.
4 Very sandy buff limestone 2 ft.
5 Dark gray carbonaceous shale 1.5 ft.
6 Black, fissile shale with phosph concretions 0.2 ft.
7 Sandy crinoidal limestone, brown 0.3 ft.
8 Papery, platy sandstone with silic wood at base 10 ft.
9 Coal 1 ft.
10 Underclay 0.5 ft.
11 marly yellow zone at base of underclay 0.2 ft.
12 Silty gray shale 27 ft.

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