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Sec. 18, T. 32 S., R. 18 E
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Upper part (4) is exposed 1 mile West NE 13-32-17E
Measured By J.M. Jewett, 6-13-1932
Unit No. Description Thickness
4 Dodds creek coal, with blocky sandstone above, and slightly sandy shale with plant fossils below: coal is (No. 4 is seen 1 mile west of other parts of this section and is in NE 13-32-17E +/- 0.2 ft.
3 Shale, in covered slope, sandy at top. May contain upper part of B. Falls limestone but at top definate sandy Galesburg shale is exposed 11 ft.
2 Limestone, upper part thin bedded and blocky, dark steel gray, brown wavy streaks trending parallel to bedding. Lower 0.5 feet is massive, even contact with shale below. Top is eroded and this may not show true thickness 11 ft.
1 Shale, gray, in thin beds 12 ft.

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