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Sec. 27, T. 31 S., R. 19 E
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Measured By J.M. Jewett, 6/28/1935
Unit No. Description Thickness
6 Hertha limestone 3 - 4 ft.
5 Black - platy shale as below Hertha at Hertha large concretions, yellow limonitic layers 12.4 ft.
4 Shale black and gray 5.4 ft.
3 Shale and sandstone: sandstone in thin beds. Shale somewhat carbonaceous; abundance of plant fossils 43 ft.
2 Coal with coalified logs - logs are 0.85 feet wide flattened to 0.2 - 0.3 feet thick 0.3 - 0.4 ft.
1 Shale, somewhat like underclay 2 - 3 ft.

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