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Labette County

Sec. 15, T. 33 S., R. 21 E
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Measured up hill from Riverside Park Road
Measured By Robert L. Brenner, 1980
Unit No. Description Thickness
8 Limestone; wackestone-packstone; grains appear to be mostly crinoidal debris; basal contact sharp 1 m.
7 Clayshale; black, with phosphate nodules; fissile; base not exposed 0.5 m.
6 Siltshale; with scattered thin, ripple-laminated beds; sharp basal contact 0.6 m.
5 Sandstone; fine-grained; ripple-laminated; shale partings near gradational base 0.2 m.
4 Clayshale with silty beds near top; medium gray; highly fissile; abruptly gradational base 0.7 m.
3 Sandstone; fine-grained; load structure at base causes unit thickness to vary; no visible stratification; basal contact shapr, no evidence of erosion 0.4 m.
2 Interbedded siltshale and clayshale; medium gray; come plant remains on stratification planes 9.6 m.
1 Clayshale; medium gray; tan weathering; base not exposed 3 m.

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