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Labette County

Sec. 3, T. 33 S., R. 20 E
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Measured By J.M. Jewett, 1939
Stop on Kansas Geological Society field trip 1937 sec. by R.C. Moore
Unit No. Description Thickness
9 Crystalline to slightly earthy brown weathering limestone; more gray in lower part crystalline to slightly earthy 4 ft.
8 Limestone dove gray, crstyalline Irregular yet definate base 1.2 - 1.3 ft.
7 Shale gray, limy, Ambovelia, crinoid stems 1.4 ft.
6 Shale - black, fissile base not well seen 2 - 3 ft.
5 Limestone dark nearly black slabby, crystalline, fossil fragments; shaly in lower part 0.4 - 0.5 ft.
4 Shale dark +/- 2 ft.
3 Coal +/- 0.2 ft.
2 Shale, dark, carbonaceous shale 0.5 ft.
1 Labette shale slope covered  

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