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Sec. 7, T. 30 S., R. 16 E
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Measured By Newell, 8/1938
Unit No. Description Thickness
1 Limestone, white, xln, remnant  
2 Shale, gray, poorly shown, contains algal limestone near top 11.5 ft.
3 Limestone, white, xln, less shaly above, yellow below with fossililiferous shale breaks; top bed oolitic 83 ft.
4 Shale, gray and buff, calcareous, contains abundant sponges & crinoid stems +/- 30 ft.
5 Limestone, yellow, irregular, crinoidal 1.5 ft.
6 Shale, buff, silty, unfossiliferous  

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