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Sec. 29, T. 31 S., R. 18 E
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Measured By J.M. Jewett, 6/19/1941
Unit No. Description Thickness
12 Weathered sandstone 6 ft.
11 Sandstone, massive 1 ft.
10 Coal +/- 0.2 ft.
9 Shale, sandy 5.4 ft.
8 Sandstone, massive in upper and lower parts 16.2 ft.
7 Sandstone, thin beds 3.25 ft.
6 Shale, micaceous and sandy, blocky 4.5 ft.
5 Shale, yellow, clay (partly gray) micaceous 16.2 ft.
4 Limestone, crinoidal, dark blue-gray and yellow-gray, marklets and crystalline, bryozoa, brachiopods, Bellerophons, crinoids 1.25 ft.
3 Covered 1 ft.
2 Limestone, bluish and gray - granular, many crinoid stems 0.95 ft.
1 Limestone, massive rough weathered exposure 3 ft.
  Section measured West of creek and West of this indicates a thicker sandstone section below coal  

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