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Labette County

Sec. 30, T. 31 S., R. 20 E
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Hardman quarry 2 miles South of Parsons, Kansas
Unit No. Description Thickness
  Shale +/- 2 ft.
4 Limestone, thin nodular, impure mostly gray crystalline to earthy - Mesolobus, Rhombopoca 0.4 - 0.5 ft.
3 Shale, flaky, gray, clay 3.2 ft.
2 Limestone - dark gray to bluish brown nodular top 3 ft.
1 Limestone - massive, mottled (like B. Falls), solid surface with indication of wavy beds, large Fusulinids, light gray, slightly crystalline, slightly darker near base, few Brachiopods; lower part weathers as nodular breccia 7.9 ft.
  To quarry floor.  

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