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Sec. 19, T. 33 S., R. 18 E
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Measured By J.M. Jewett, 1940
Unit No. Description Thickness
3 Limestone, earthy, brown, irregular posture 0.4 - 0.5 ft.
2 Shale mostly gray some black 3 ft.
1 Shale, black, blocky to fissile 3 ft.
  Somewhat more of the black shale (1) was seen in July 1941 and concretions as elsewhere below Hertha were noted  
  This limestone (Hertha) was once called "Uniontown"  
  Large Cephlapod collected here in 1931  
  Definitely below the B. Falls and above  
  And much more black shale was seen (#1 and below) 2 miles North in 1940  

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