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Sec. 14, T. 1 S., R. 3 E
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9.4 miles N. of Washington
Measured By N. Plummer and J.F. Romary
Remarks: Composite of 4 pits
 
 
Unit No. Description Thickness
8 CLAY--fairly plastic, light gray with red mottling, red is in vertical streaks, contains hematite and limonite specks, there is a slight amount of lavender, a 1.5-foot yellow streak occurs near the center of the bed, in some bands of color the red and light gray are very narrow and evenly spaced and alternating, some are like varves 8.3 ft.
7 CLAY--plastic, light gray with some yellow stains and stained vertical streaks, selenite in vertical cracks, some lignite, tends to be platy 4.0 ft.
6 CLAY--plastic, light gray and light brown mottled 6.4 ft.
5 CLAY--plastic, dark gray with some yellow joint stain and some light brown mottling 2.8 ft.
4 CLAY--plastic, dark gray with very little stain, contains lignite particles and flinty concretions toward bottom, tends to be platy or thin-bedded 3.4 ft.
3 CLAY--plastic, yellow and light gray with lignite particles and some limonite concretions 4.7 ft.
2 CLAY--clayey, gray and yellow 2.5 ft.
1 CLAY--silty, gray with a small amount of lignite 1.5 ft.


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