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Sec. 25, T. 27 S., R. 18 E
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Measured By J.M.J.
In August, 1936, while locating water supplies in this sandstone (Cottage Grove?) it was found to rest upon Stark shale in an exposure about 4 miles North of this section
Unit No. Description Thickness
3 Sandstone - to top of hill to South 64.8 ft.
3-1 Fragments of West limestone in base of sandstone above, fragments +/- 3 ft long, several inches thick  
2 Shale - Stark shale black fissile 3 - 4 ft.
1 Limestone - Canville - bluish - dense - fossiliferous 2.8 ft.

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