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Marshall County

Sec 4, T. 3 S, R. 7 E.
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1 1/4 miles south of Marysville, Highway cut, center sec 4
Measured by M.K. Elias, 1932
Remarks: IV-10
location within section
strat column from original form
Unit No. Description Thickness
ft.
  Holmesville shale formation  
16 Limestone, crystalline, yellowish-gray, cavernous 1
15 Mudstone, soft 2
14 Covered 11.5
13 Limestone, very calcareous and fossiliferous (Meekella and other fossils) 2.5
12 Mudstone, cavernous 1
11 Shale 0.2
10 Limestone 1.5
9 Shale 1
  Fort Riley limestone member  
8 Limestone 3.5
7 Shale 1
6 Limestone, very fossiliferous (Straparollus and other fossils) 0.5
  Oketo shale member  
5 Shale 4.2
4 Limestone, splittery 1
3 Limestone, solid 0.8
2 Shale, blue-gray 4
  Florence limestone member  
1 Limestone with bands of flint --


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