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Sec 27-28, T. 3 S, R. 6 E.
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W 1/2 NW 1/4 sec 27; W 1/2 NW 1/4 sec 28
Measured by M.K. Elias, 1932
Remarks: IV-9
 
strat column from original form
Unit No. Description Thickness
ft.
  Luta limestone member  
14 Limestone, crystalline, fossiliferous, softer near the base 2
  Cresswell limestone member  
13 Limestone, with geodes at the top, softer toward the base 4
12 Limestone, yellowish green-gray, crystalline 1
  Grant shale member  
11 Shale 12
  Stoval limestone member  
10 Limestone, largely replaced by flint 0.8
  Gage shale formation  
9 Shale 1
8 Covered 33
7 Limestone, crystalline, greenish-gray 1
6 Covered 14
  Towanda limestone formation  
5 Limestone, flaggy, green, banded, with small pelecypods (Pleurophorus?) 2.7
4 Shale 1
3 "Box work," green 1
2 Shale, green 1.5
1 "Box work," green 2


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