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Sec. 14, T. 27 S., R. 20 E
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Two sections shown for this locality were taken in nearly same place
Measured By J.M. Jewett, 7/18/1931
Refer to notebook no. A 31
Unit No. Description Thickness
14 Limestone, gray crystalline, thin to massive beds, ireregular beds, many fossils, much more exposed near by - lower part of Winterset limestone 4 ft.
13 Shale, very black thin bedded and fissile 5 ft.
12 Covered interval 0.4 ft.
11 Limestone, light gray, crystalline 2 - 3 ft.
10 Shale, yellow, fossiliferous, calcareous +/- 3 ft.
9 Sandstone +/- 2 ft.
8 Sandy shale and sandstone, 0.1 ft coal at base 3 ft.
7 Shale, dark gray 2 ft.
6 Coal 0.2 ft.
5 Shale, dark 0.3 ft.
4 Sandstone, gray, soft 1 ft.
3 Shale, clay 2.6 ft.
2 Covered interval 1.5 ft.
1 Limestone, blue, granular, sub-oolitic at top, oolitic at base of exposure, to water in creek - B. Falls 2 ft.

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