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Sec. 7, T. 32 S., R. 19 E
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County shale pit
 
Unit No. Description Thickness
  Overburden with Hertha at top 11 ft.
  Limestone (large concretions) 0.7 ft.
  Black shale 2.7 ft.
  Black shale, blocky to thinly bedded where weathered 5 ft.
  Black shale, blocky 5 ft.
  Black shale, platy to blocky, & small concretions 3.5 ft.
  Black shale, fissile where weathered 1.5 ft.
  Limestone, fossiliferous 1 ft.
  Black platy shale, poorly exposed 4.8 ft.
  Limestone, with small brachiopods 0.8 ft.
  Brown shale 0.1 ft.
  Dense limestone weathers brown 0.8 ft.
  Black shale, not well exposed 6.5 ft.
  Platy black shale & large concretions. 3 feet exposed. Sample from middle foot 3 ft.

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