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Sec. 17, T. 32 S., R. 19 E
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Viaduct thru road ditch up to top of remnant
 
Unit No. Description Thickness
  Hertha  
  Buff shale 5 ft.
  Concretionary limestone 0.5 ft.
  Shale, dark gray to buff 5 ft.
  Soft black shale 3 ft.
  Black shale 5 ft.
  Hard black shale 5 ft.
  Hard black shale, traversing quarry floor 5 ft.
  Dark, earthy, limestone, concretionary 1 ft.
  Gray, tan & yellowish, grading up into dark gray shale 7 ft.
  Dark brown limestone & big brachiopods 1.1 ft.
  Probably brown shale 35 ft.
  About 35 feet below Hard black shale traversing quarry floor, in the stream bed is ca.(circa) 3 feet of black shale. Middle foot sampled. Rest of section in Stream bed was covered.  

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