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Sec. 15, T. 33 S., R. 17 E
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Measured By J.M. Jewett, 6/19/1941
Unit No. Description Thickness
10 Sandstone, massive, clean cut contact at base 10 ft.
9 Shale - non-sandy in upper part, light gray 28 ft.
8 Sandy - shale & sandstone, some massive sandstone 16.2 ft.
7 Sandy, shale & sandstone, clay 11.2 ft.
6 Sandy, shale 5.4 ft.
5 Limestone - shaley & shale chonetes, crinoid stems 1.5 ft.
4 Limestone, in two beds, dark and light gray, many crinoid stems 1.66 ft.
3 Limestone and limy shale, nodular, crinoidal 0.66 ft.
2 Shale - small crinoid stems, coal at base 0.5 ft.
1 Shale, limonitic plant fossils 3 ft.

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