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Sec. 20, T. 29 S., R. 20 E
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Roadcut north of Hertha. Type exposure of Hertha limestone
Measured By Newell, 6/26/1934
Trip by Greene, Moore, and Newell
Unit No. Description Thickness
7 Drab, granular, slabby, fossiliferous, "super" phase. There may be some shale at the base +/- 20 ft.
6 Bluish gray, horizontally veined 7 ft.
5 Gray, calcareous, very fossiliferous; Marginifera 1.4 ft.
4 Hard, gray, calcareous, platy 2 ft.
3 Black, almost fissile, carbonaceous shale with large, hollow "niggerhead" concretions 8 ft.
2 Hard, gray, argillaceous limestone 1 ft.
1 Gray, platy, argillaceous  

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