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Sec. 20, T. 2 S., R. 9 E
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Quarries one-half mile west and one-fourth mile south of Beattie
Measured By M.K. Elias, 1932
Remarks: II-10
Unit No. Description Thickness
  Sterns shale formation  
11 Mudstone, white, slabby, with pelecypods, Orbiculoidea and Lingula 2.5 ft.
  Beattie limestone formation  
10 Limestone, gray, with Allorisma and Derbyia 1.3 ft.
9 Limestone, gray, with Composita, Derbyia, and crinoid joints 2 ft.
  Florence shale member  
8 Shale, calcareous, especially near the base, with Composita, Chonetes, Dictyoclostus, Pinna, and bryozoa 2.8 ft.
  Cottonwood limestone member  
7 Limestone, massive, full of fusulinids, with flint nodules in lower part 2.5 ft.
6 Limestone, massive 1 ft.
5 Limestone, slabby 1.5 ft.
4 Mudstone, splittery 1 ft.
  Eskridge shale formation  
3 Covered 22 ft.
2 Shale, cheifly maroon 12 ft.
  Neva limestone formation  
1 Limestone, slabby 3.5 ft.


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