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Sec 16, T. 1 S, R. 10 E.
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Center SW 1/4 sec 16
Measured by M.K. Elias, 1932
Remarks: II-11
location within section
strat column from original form
Unit No. Description Thickness
ft.
  Cottonwood limestone member  
13 Limestone, full of fusulinids 0.3±
12 Limestone, with two bands of small flint nodules in the middle. Full of fusulinids. 1.8
11 Limestone, with two bands of medium large flint nodules in upper half; fusulinids near top 1.2
10 Limestone with numerous flint nodules 0.4
9 Limestone, yellow, ferruginous 0.2
8 Limestone, with few Composita, Lophophyllum, and crinoid joints near the base 0.8
7 Limestone 1.2
6 Limestone, clayey splittery 0.9
  Eskridge shale formation  
5 Shale, green 3
4 Geodes with quartz and amethyst  
3 Shale, green 5
2 Mudstone, light-purple and green 2
1 Shale, purple 3


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