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Logs of Test Holes

On the pages that follow are listed the logs of 47 test holes drilled in Jackson County and adjoining areas (Pl. 2). The test drilling was localized in areas of thick glacial or alluvial deposits to obtain detailed information on the thickness and character of the unconsolidated sediments overlying the bedrock. The geologic cross sections shown on Plate 3 are based largely on data obtained from this test drilling. The test holes were drilled by the State Geological Survey. The samples were collected and studied in the field, and later examined microscopically in the laboratory by me.

4-15-35cd (Brown County)--Sample log of test hole in the SE SW sec. 35, T. 4 S., R. 15 E., 0.05 mile west of the Cen. S. line sec. 35, drilled November 1948. Surface altitude, 1,160.6 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Kansan glacial deposits
Silt and clay, noncalcareous, dark-gray44
Till, clay, noncalcareous, sandy, tan26
Till, clay, slightly calcareous, gray511
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, tan and gray62.573.5
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel; contains clay in the upper part21.595
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue-gray11106
Sand, medium to coarse, quartz; contains a little fine gravel9115
Permian--Wolfcampian
Hawxby shale (?)
Shale, calcareous, light-gray; contains thin soft limestone zones5120
4-16-31dd (Brown County)--Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 31, T. 4 S., R. 16 E., drilled November 1948. Surface altitude, 1,124.1 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Kansan glacial deposits
Silt and clay, compact, light-brown44
Till, clay, noncalcareous, reddish-tan48
Till, clay, calcareous, light-tan; contains a few caliche pebbles and medium gravel1927
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, light-tan532
Gravel, fine to medium, predominantly quartz537
Till, clay, tan; contains much medium gravel340
Sand, medium to coarse; contains a little clay1050
Till, clay, calcareous, tan1464
Permian--Wolfcampian
Towle shale
Shale, calcareous, tan468
Shale, calcareous, red876
Limestone, light-tan177
4-16-35cd (Brown County)--Sample log of test hole in the SE SW sec. 35, T. 4 S., R. 16 E., 0.35 mile east of the SW cor. sec. 35, drilled November 1948. Surface altitude, 1,125.8 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill33
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium (Recent)
Silt, black25
Kansan glacial deposits
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, tan49
Sand, medium to coarse; a few gravel615
Till, clay, sandy, tan217
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Brownville limestone
Limestone, fossiliferous, light-tan320
5-15-18cb--Sample log of test hole in the NW SW sec. 18, T. 5 S., R. 15 E., 0.15 mile south of the Cen. W. line sec. 18, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 1,142.1 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Kansan glacial deposits
Silt and clay, noncalcareous, gravelly, tan66
Till, clay, calcareous, tan; contains a small amount of sand and gravel3541
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue100141
Atchison formation
Sand, very fine65206
Pre-Kansan deposits
Gravel, fine to medium, angular, chert4210
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Jim Creek limestone (?)
Limestone2212
5-15-25aa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE sec. 25, T. 5 S., R. 15 E., 200 feet south of NE cor. sec. 25, drilled July 1949. Surface altitude, 1,131.4 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Kansan glacial deposits
Silt and clay, noncalcareous, gray33
Clay, noncalcareous, tan and gray1518
Till, clay, noncalcareous, sandy, light-gray220
Sand, medium to coarse, quartz121
Till, clay, noncalcareous, gravelly, light-gray223
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel326
Till, clay, calcareous, tan; contains a little gravel1440
Till, clay, blue; contains a little fine gravel80120
Atchison formation
Sand, very fine43163
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Langdon shale
Shale, calcareous, sandy, gray; contains a trace of red shale7170
5-15-31cb--Sample log of test hole in the NW SW sec. 31, T. 5 S., R. 15 E., 30 feet south of the Cen. W. line sec. 31, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 1,167.6 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Kansan glacial deposits
Silt and clay, slightly calcareous, gravelly, brown33
Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan3740
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel1757
Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, blue865
Till, clay, calcareous, very sandy, blue41106
Sand, coarse, quartz and feldspar14120
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue25145
Permian--Wolfcampian
Falls City limestone (?)
Limestone, hard1146
5-15-36aa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE sec. 36, T. 5 S., R. 15 E., 0.2 mile south of NE cor. sec. 36, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 1,106.7 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Kansan glacial deposits
Silt and clay, noncalcareous, tan and brown33
Till, clay, noncalcareous, tan47
Till, clay, calcareous, tan1320
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy and gravelly, tan1939
Till, clay, calcareous, blue4887
Atchison formation
Sand, very fine31118
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Langdon shale
Shale, calcareous, gray; contains a little hard limestone8126
5-16-7cc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW sec. 7, T. 5 S., R. 16 E., 90 feet north of the SW cor. sec. 7, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 1,014.1 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium (Recent)
Silt, noncalcareous, sandy, black66
Silt and clay, noncalcareous, tan410
Silt and clay, noncalcareous, very sandy, dark-gray1424
Sand, coarse, quartz630
Sand, coarse, quartz; and fine chert gravel1040
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Dry-Friedrich shale
Shale, noncalcareous, dark-gray to black1050
5-16-19bb--Sample log of test hole in the NW NW sec. 19, T. 5 S., R. 16 E., 180 feet south of the NW cor. sec. 19, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 1,120.7 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Kansan glacial deposits
Silt, noncalcareous, sandy, black33
Silt and clay, noncalcareous, sandy, reddish-brown58
Till, clay, noncalcareous, sandy, tan816
Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan1430
Till, clay, calcareous, very sandy and gravelly, tan1040
Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, blue3070
Till, clay, calcareous, very sandy, blue30100
Pre-Kansan deposits
Gravel, coarse and medium, chert3103
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
French Creek shale
Shale, noncalcareous, dark-gray to black12115
Jim Creek limestone
Limestone, hard, gray0.5115.5
5-16-20aa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE sec. 20, T. 5 S., R. 16 E., 0.15 mile south of NE cor. sec. 20, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 1,151.0 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil, black33
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Kansan glacial deposits
Silt and clay, noncalcareous, tan36
Till, clay, noncalcareous, sticky, gray1925
Till, clay, noncalcareous, sticky, blue-gray1944
Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan650
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, tan4696
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Dry-Friedrich shale
Shale, calcareous, blue or greenish-gray; limestone at base4100
5-16-23aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE sec. 23, T. 5 S., R. 16 E., a quarter of a mile north of the Delaware River bridge, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 987.3 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Terrace deposits (Recent)
Clay, noncalcareous, tan1515
Sand, coarse, and fine quartz gravel419
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Willard shale
Shale, calcareous, blue625
5-16-23aa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE sec. 23, T. 5 S., R. 16 E., 840 feet north of the Delaware River bridge, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 976.8 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium (Recent)
Silt, noncalcareous, black66
Silt and clay, noncalcareous, tan39
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel615
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Willard shale
Limestone, very hard116
5-16-23ad--Sample log of test hole in the SE NE sec. 23, T. 5 S., R. 16 E., 90 feet south of the south end of the Delaware River bridge, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 973.9 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium (Recent)
Silt, noncalcareous, sandy, black44
Silt and clay, noncalcareous, black610
Silt, noncalcareous, very soft, black1020
Silt, noncalcareous, gravelly, greenish-black1131
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Willard shale
Shale, sandy, micaceous, tan, and weathered sandy limestone536
Shale, calcareous, blue238
5-16-29dd--Sample log of test hole in the SE SE sec. 29, T. 5 S., R. 16 E., 200 feet north of SE cor. sec. 29, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 1,114.9 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Kansan glacial deposits
Silt and clay, noncalcareous, tan55
Clay, noncalcareous, reddish-tan914
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy and gravelly, tan2640
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy and gravelly, reddish-tan1353
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Dry-Friedrich shale
Limestone or limy shale, red255
Shale, calcareous, micaceous, red and green560
Shale, slightly calcareous, sandy, micaceous, greenish-tan666
6-13-1ab--Sample log of test hole in the NW NE sec. 1, T. 6 S., R. 13 E., 200 feet east of the Cen. N. line sec. 1, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 1,285.5 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Kansan glacial deposits
Clay, noncalcareous, gravelly, tan66
Sand and gravel, much calcareous material410
Till, clay, calcareous, gray and tan1727
Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, blue2350
Boulder, limestone151
Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, blue960
Permian--Wolfcampian
Beattie limestone (?)
Shale, calcareous, green464
Limestone, hard, white165
6-13-13cd--Sample log of test hole in the SE SW sec. 13, T. 6 S., R. 13 E., 500 feet west of the Cen. S. line sec. 13, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 1,270.8 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Kansan glacial deposits
Clay and silt, noncalcareous, brown33
Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan1417
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, gray926
Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan1541
Gravel, fine849
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue4190
Till, clay, calcareous, green696
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue42138
Pre-Kansan deposits
Gravel, fine to medium, chiefly angular limestone12150
Permian--Wolfcampian
Grenola limestone
Limestone, hard, gray1151
6-13-31aa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE sec. 31, T. 6 S., R. 13 E., 575 feet south of NE cor. sec. 31, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 1,333.4 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Kansan glacial deposits
Silt and clay, noncalcareous, brown55
Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan and gray3136
Sand and gravel; a few thin clay beds339
Permian--Wolfcampian
Easly Creek shale
Shale, calcareous, red and gray1049
Limestone, gray150
6-14-9dd--Sample log of test hole iii the SE SE sec. 9, T. 6 S., R. 14 E., 0.2 mile north of the SE cor. sec. 9, drilled June 1949. Surface altitude, 1,260.0 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Kansan glacial deposits
Silt and clay, noncalcareous, tan44
Till, clay, calcareous, tan; contains much caliche and a little fine gravel913
Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan4861
Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, blue3899
Gravel, fine to medium4103
Till, clay, calcareous, blue5108
Gravel, fine, and coarse sand12120
Sand, coarse, and blue calcareous clay4124
Till, clay, calcareous, blue5129
Gravel, fine, chiefly limestone and chert1130
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue21151
Permian--Wolfcampian
Grenola limestone
Limestone, hard, gray0.5151.5
6-14-22bb--Sample log of test hole in the NW NW sec. 22, T. 6 S., R. 14 E., 0.15 mile east of NW cor. sec. 22, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 1,198.7 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Kansan glacial deposits
Silt and clay, calcareous, gravelly, brown44
Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan and gray1418
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, tan and gray2038
Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan and gray240
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue3070
Gravel, fine to medium, and blue clay1383
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue1396
Sand, medium to coarse, quartz5101
Till, clay, calcareous, very sandy, blue16117
Permian--Wolfcampian
Foraker limestone
Limestone, yellow1118
Shale, calcareous, gray2120
Limestone, dark-gray to blue1.5121.5
6-15-1aa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE sec. 1, T. 6 S., R. 15 E., 10 feet north of the SE cor. NE NE sec. 1, drilled June 1949. Surface altitude, 1,084.5 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil, noncalcareous, black2.52.5
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Kansan glacial deposits
Till, clay, noncalcareous, gravelly, tan3.56
Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, gray28
Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan3947
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue2673
Atchison formation
Sand, very fine82155
Gravel, fine, chert and quartzite1.5156.5
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Elmont limestone
Limestone, gray0.5157
6-15-19bc--Sample log of test hole in the SW NW sec. 19, T. 6 S., R. 15 E., 0.3 mile south of the NW cor. sec. 19, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 1,182.1 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Kansan glacial deposits
Silt and clay, noncalcareous, brown33
Till, clay, moderately calcareous, tan710
Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan4454
Till, clay, sandy, blue-gray660
Sand, very coarse, and blue clay565
Till, clay, calcareous, blue974
Sand, very coarse, quartz2,,397
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue33130
Permian--Wolfcampian
West Branch-Hamlin shale
Shale, calcareous, gray with trace of pink5135
6-15-21aa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE sec. 21, T. 6 S., R. 15 E., 200 feet south of the NE cor. sec. 21, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 1,141.7 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil, black33
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Kansan glacial deposits
Till, clay, noncalcareous, tan36
Till, clay, calcareous, tan410
Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly2838
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue3270
Gravel, fine to medium, and blue clay1787
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel693
Gravel, medium, and coarse sand24117
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
French Creek shale
Shale, fossiliferous, dark-gray, and hard gray limestone3120
6-15-25dd--Sample log of test hole in the SE SE sec. 25, T. 6 S., R. 15 E., 0.2 mile north of the SE cor. sec. 25, drilled June 1949. Surface altitude, 1,098.9 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Kansan glacial deposits
Clay, noncalcareous, sandy, reddish-tan55
Till, clay, calcareous, tan; contains a little gravel and caliche1520
Till, calcareous, tan; contains a little gravel and fine sand525
Till, calcareous, gravelly, tan530
Till, calcareous, sandy, blue-gray737
Till, calcareous, sandy, reddish-tan441
Gravel, fine to medium950
Sand, coarse; contains a little fine gravel1060
Gravel, fine to coarse, quartz868
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Dry-Friedrich shale
Shale, slightly calcareous, micaceous, blue-gray775
6-16-7bb--Sample log of test hole in the NW NW sec. 7, T. 6 S,, R. 16 E., 40 feet south of the NW cor. sec. 7, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 993.0 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil55
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium (Recent)
Silt and clay, noncalcareous, gray1015
Clay, noncalcareous, blue-gray1126
Sand, medium to coarse, and medium gravel1440
Atchison formation
Sand, very fine, quartz1858
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel967
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Willard shale
Shale, calcareous, gray875
6-16-7bc--Sample log of test hole in the SW NW sec. 7, T. 6 S., R. 16 E., 130 feet north of the Cen. W. line sec. 7, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 991.4 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium (Recent)
Silt, noncalcareous, sandy, black66
Clay, noncalcareous, gray915
Sand, medium, quartz1126
Sand, coarse, quartz; and fine gravel1238
Atchison formation
Sand, very fine1250
Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel1363
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Willard shale
Shale, calcareous, gray-green770
6-16-7cc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW sec. 7, T. 6 S., R. 16 E., 0.15 mile north of the SW cor. sec. 7, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 993.0 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil, black44
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium (Recent)
Clay, noncalcareous, black610
Clay, noncalcareous, tan818
Clay, slightly calcareous, tan725
Sand, medium, quartz; and fine gravel1540
Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel2060
Atchison formation
Sand, very fine1474
Gravel, medium, quartz and chert377
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Willard shale
Shale, calcareous, gray-green380
6-16-11bb--Sample log of test hole in the NW NW sec. 11, T. 6 S., R. 16 E., 200 feet east of the NW cor. sec. 11, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 1,092.4 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil, noncalcareous, black33
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Kansan glacial deposits
Till, clay, noncalcareous, gray and tan1518
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, tan2442
Sand, medium to coarse, and medium quartz gravel850
Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, blue2575
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Maple Hill limestone
Limestone, hard, brown176
6-16-19bb--Sample log of test hole in the NW NW sec. 19, T. 6 S., R. 16 E., 400 feet south of the NW cor. sec. 19, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 1,092.5 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Kansan glacial deposits
Silt, noncalcareous, brown22
Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan3436
Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, blue2460
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue1777
Gravel, fine to medium, chert and quartz582
Till, clay, calcareous, very sandy, blue18100
Atchison formation
Sand, very fine28128
Gravel, fine to medium, mostly limestone12140
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Willard shale
Shale, calcareous, blue-gray20160
6-16-21aa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE sec. 21, T. 6 S., R. 16 E., 0.2 mile south of the NE cor. sec. 21, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 1,074.2 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil, noncalcareous, sandy, black22
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Kansan glacial deposits
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, tan35
Till, clay, calcareous, tan813
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel316
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, tan925
Till, clay, calcareous, tan2853
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue1770
Atchison formation
Sand, very fine86156
Gravel, fine, limestone and quartz19175
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Shale, calcareous, blue4179
6-16-31cc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW sec. 31, T. 6 S., R. 16 E., midway between the 3rd and 4th power poles north of the SW cor. sec. 31, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 990.1 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium (Recent)
Silt, noncalcareous, black44
Silt and clay, noncalcareous, gray812
Clay, noncalcareous, gray-green.1426
Silt and clay, noncalcareous, black1137
Sand, medium to coarse, quartz; and fine gravel845
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Elmont limestone
Limestone, dark-gray146
6-16-31ccc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW sec. 31, T. 6 S., R. 16 E., 35 feet east of the SW cor. sec. 31, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 985.6 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill44
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium (Recent)
Silt and clay, noncalcareous, gray1115
Clay, noncalcareous, sandy, greenish-gray520
Sand, medium and coarse; contains numerous snail shells1030
Sand, coarse, quartz, and fine gravel838
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Elmont limestone
Limestone, dark-blue.538.5
Shale, dark-gray1.540
6-16-36aa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE sec. 36, T. 6 S., R. 16 E., 0.2 mile south of the NE cor. sec. 36, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 1 031.2 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Kansan glacial deposits
Silt, noncalcareous, gravelly, brown22
Till, clay, noncalcareous, gravelly, tan1820
Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan1636
Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, blue3470
Atchison formation
Sand, very fine31101
Silt, calcareous, blue and very fine sand6107
Sand, very fine25132
Pre-Kansan deposits
Gravel, fine to medium, chert and limestone7139
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Cedar Vale shale
Shale, calcareous, sandy, blue-gray7146
7-14-3bb--Sample log of test hole in the NW NW sec. 8, T. 7 S., R. 14 E., 0.2 mile south of the NW cor. sec. 3, drilled June 1949. Surface altitude, 1,256.3 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil, black11
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Kansan glacial deposits
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, tan910
Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan3949
Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, blue251
Till, clay, calcareous, blue56107
Gravel, fine to medium, limestone and quartz1.3120
Till, clay, calcareous, blue4124
Permian--Wolfcampian
Roca shale (?)
Shale, calcareous, yellow and gray3127
7-14-36dd--Sample log of test hole in the SE SE sec. 36, T. 7 S., R. 14 E., 300 feet north of the SE cor. sec. 36, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 1,257.7 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Kansan glacial deposits
Till, clay, gravelly, brown44
Till, clay, gravelly, gray610
Till, clay, tan and yellow1020
Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan2040
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, gray1757
Sand, very fine663
Till clay, calcareous, sandy, tan2790
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue696
Permian--Wolfcampian
Hughes Creek shale (?)
Shale, calcareous, blue-black14110
7-15-1aa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE sec. 11 T. 7 S., R. 15 E., 65 feet south of south end of Elk Creek bridge, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 986.9 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium (Recent)
Silt, noncalcareous, black44
Silt, very loose, brown1317
Sand, coarse, and fine quartz gravel926
Clay, calcareous, sandy, gray-green531
Sand, coarse, and coarse quartz and chert gravel1445
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Harveyville shale
Shale, calcareous, gray550
7-15-6bb--Sample log of test hole in the NW NW sec. 6, T. 7 S., R. 15 E., 400 feet south of the NW cor. of sec. 6, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 1,137.7 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil22
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Kansan glacial deposits
Silt, and clay, noncalcareous, brown46
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, tan3743
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue77120
Gravel, fine, and blue calcareous clay9129
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Pony Creek shale
Shale, red3132
Limestone, gray2134
Shale, calcareous, gray-green1135
7-15-19bb--Sample log of test hole in the NW NW sec. 19, T. 7 S., R. 15 E., 0.15 mile east of the NW cor. sec. 19, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 1,170.5 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Kansan glacial deposits
Till, clay, noncalcareous, gravelly, tan1717
Till, clay, noncalcareous, very sandy, tan724
Till, clay, calcareous, blue3.527.5
Sand, medium to coarse2.530
Till, calcareous, blue838
Sand and clay, calcareous, tan240
Till, clay, calcareous2464
Permian--Wolfcampian
Hamlin shale
Shale, calcareous, blue-gray973
8-15-7dd--Sample log of test hole in the SE SE sec. 7, T. 8 S., R. 15 E., 386 feet west of the SE cor. sec. 7, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude 1,219.0 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Kansan glacial deposits
Silt and clay, noncalcareous, gravelly, tan44
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, tan2125
Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan2045
Till, clay, calcareous, gray and tan247
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy and gravelly, blue1865
Permian--Wolfcampian
Hamlin shale
Shale, calcareous, blue-gray1378
8-15-22bb--Sample log of test hole the NW NW sec. 22, T. 8 S., R. 15 E., 20 feet east of the NW cor. 22, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude 1,181.3 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill44
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Kansan glacial deposits
Till, clay, noncalcareous, sandy, gray610
Till, clay, noncalcareous, gravelly, tan1727
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue11340
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, tan747
Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue32.579.5
Permian--Wolfcampian
Towle shale
Shale, blue-gray8.588
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Brownville limestone
Limestone, gray290
Pony Creek shale
Shale, light-gray797
9-13-19aa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE sec. 19, T. 9 S., R. 13 E., on the south road shoulder 120 feet west of the Union Pacific Railroad track, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 979.0 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium (Recent)
Silt, gray-black33
Silt, noncalcareous, black47
Silt and clay, noncalcareous, tan1320
Silt and clay, calcareous, black; contains many snail shells2242
Sand, medium to coarse, quartz and limestone; contains a little green calcareous shale, and medium to coarse gravel547
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
French Creek shale
Shale, gray and bluish-gray350
9-13-19ab--Sample log of test liole in the NW NE sec. 79, T. 9 S., R. 13 E., 25 feet south of the 4th power pole east of Cross Creek, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 981.1 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium (Recent)
Silt, black77
Silt and clay, brown310
Clay, calcareous, brown2030
Silt and clay, calcareous, black737
Clay, calcareous, greenish-gray7.544.5
Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel3.548
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
French Creek shale
Shale, gray; trace of red shale and coal near top957
9-13-19ba--Sample log of test hole in the NE NW sec. 19, T. 9 S., R. 1.3 E., 210 feet west of the west end of Cross Creek bridge, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 976.8 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium (Recent)
Silt, black66
Silt and clay, calcareous, sandy, tan1016
Silt, calcareous, black1026
Sand, medium to coarse, green, and fine gravel13.539.5
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
French Creek shale
Shale, red3.543
Shale, blue-gray, and soft impure limestone346
9-13-19bb--Sample log of test hole in the NW NW sec. 19, T. 9 S., R. 13 E., 600 feet east of the NW cor. sec. 19, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 989.0 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium (Recent)
Silt, black33
Silt and clay, gray-black47
Clay, calcareous, tan15.522.5
Silt and clay, calcareous2345.5
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
French Creek shale
Shale, calcareous, hard, greenish-gray1.547
9-14-29bd--Sample log of test hole in the SE NW sec. 29, T. 9 S., R. 14 E., 250 feet west of the Cen. sec. 29, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 990.0 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium (Recent)
Silt, black33
Clay, gray47
Clay, calcareous, tan to buff16.523.5
Sand, fine to medium, quartz528.5
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Maple Hill limestone
Limestone, yellow1.530
9-14-29bc--Sample log of test hole in the SW NW sec. 29, T. 9 S., R. 14 E., 0.15 mile east of the Cen. W. line sec. 29, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 971.8 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium (Recent)
Silt, black44
Clay, gray1014
Clay, brown620
Clay, calcareous, sandy, tan525
Sand, fine to medium, and fine gravel4.529.5
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Willard shale
Shale, calcareous, hard, gray6.536
9-14-30ac--Sample log of test hole in the SW NE sec. 30, T. 9 S., R. 14 E., 0.15 mile east of the Cen. sec. 30, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 967.9 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium (Recent)
Silt, black33
Clay, brown1619
Clay, sandy, brown625
Silt, black1338
Clay, calcareous, greenish745
Sand, medium, and fine to medium gravel449
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Willard shale
Shale, gray453
9-14-30ad--Sample log of test hole in the SE NE sec. 30, T. 9 S., R. 14 E., 0.2 mile west of the Cen. E. line sec. 30, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 966.8 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium (Recent)
Silt, black1010
Silt and clay, brown1121
Sand and silt, black18.539.5
Silt and clay, sandy, tan7.547
Sand, medium to coarse; contains a little fine gravel350
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Willard shale
Shale, calcareous, blue-black353

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