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Washington County

Sec. 30, T. 1 S., R. 3 E
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6 and 3/4 miles North, 2 miles East of Morrowville.
Measured By N. Plummer and J.F. Romary, 12/8/1939
Remarks: Composite of 6 pits
 
 
Unit No. Description Thickness
20 RESIDUAL 2.0 ft.
19 CLAY--slightly silty, gray with some buff and yellow, slight limonitic concretions at top 5.6 ft.
18 SANDSTONE--silty to fine, gray to yellow 1.3 ft.
17 CLAY--gray with some red, yellow and pink stain, some limonitic concretions near bottom 1.7 ft.
16 SANDSTONE--very fine to resistant siltstone, gray to buff limonitic specks, calcareous "quartzite" horizon 1.7 ft.
15 CLAY--ray, red, and buff mottled with some yellow stain, some limonite specks near bottom 0.8 ft.
14 CLAY--light gray with red mottling 4.0 ft.
13 SILTSTONE--irregularly consolidated, concretionary hematite specks and some gypsum, irregular top to bottom 0.7-1.2 ft.
12 CLAY--slightly silty, light gray and red mottled; contains very irregular silt and sand pockets, some vertical filled cracks, considerable gypsum 6.0 ft.
11 CLAY--slightly silty, light gray and red mottled; slight yellow stain and gypsum in upper part 5.7 ft.
10 CLAY--very silty, gray; gypsum and pyrite present 1.0 ft.
9 CLAY--gray, irregular in thickness, gypsum and pyrite 1.1 ft.
8 CLAY--slightly silty, gray with some red mottling 2.1 ft.
7 Silt--gray with yellow sand streaks, irregular 1.0 ft.
6 SANDSTONE--medium to fine, yellow 1.2-1.5 ft.
5 CLAY--slightly silty, gray, pink and brown with slight yellow stain, some gypsum 1.6 ft.
4 Silt--clayey, gray with brown and yellow stain 2.5 ft.
3 CLAY--gray and brownish red mottled with gypsum toward top 5.0 ft.
2 CLAY--very silty, light gray with slight red mottling0.5-5.3 0.5-5.3 ft.
1 CLAY--mostly plastic, gray and red mottled 5.3 ft.


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