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Sec 20, T. 1 S, R. 6 E.
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South 1/2 sec 20
Measured by M.K. Elias, 1932
Remarks: IV-15
location within section
strat column from original form
Unit No. Description Thickness
ft.
  Krider limestone member  
35 Limestone 1
  Odell shale formation  
34 Shale, gray 15.5
33 Shale, red 0.6
32 Shale, green 0.2
31 Shale, red 1.2
30 Shale, green 0.3
29 Shale, red 3.7
28 Shale, green 0.2
27 Shale, light green 3.8
26 Mudstone, soft, massive, green-gray, concretions in upper part 3
25 Limestone, light-gray, cavernous, softer toward base 1.2
24 Limestone, light-gray, softer toward base, with pelycypods and gastropods 1.3
23 Shale, calcareous, with pelycypods and gastropods 2.5
  Cresswell ls member and Grant sh member  
22 Shale, calcareous, with crinoid and echinoid remains, Linoproductus, Allorisma, few Myalina, bryozoa, Derbya, and Composita 2.5
21 Shale, calcareous, with Derbya and Composita 2.5
20 Limestone to mudstone with large Derbya, Allorisma, and Schizodus 2.5
19 Shale, calcareous, with Dictyoclostus in middle 4.5
18 Shale, calcareous, with crinoid and echinoid remains, Composita, and few Derbya 2.5
17 Shale, gray 1.5
  Stovall ls member  
16 Flint with large Derbya 0.5
  Gage sh formation  
15 Shale, calcareous 2.2
14 Mudstone, with numerous large Derbya and few Dictyoclostus 0.8
13 Shale, gray, calcareous, with Derbya and Dictyoclostus americanus 7
12 Shale, red 1.7
11 Shale, green 1.1
10 Shale, red 2.6
9 Shale, green 0.5
8 Shale, red 1.1
7 Shale, green 0.6
6 Shale, red, unpersistent green band in lower part 2.5
5 Shale, green 0.3
4 Shale, red, unpersistent green band in lower part 3.8
3 Shale, green 0.3
2 Shale, red 0.9
1 Shale, green 0.4
  (Bottom of eastern trench of the road)


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