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Marshall County

Sec 22, T. 4 S, R. 7 E.
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One mile east of Blue Rapids, center sec 16
Measured by M.K. Elias, 1932
Remarks II-7
location within section
strat column from original form
Unit No. Description Thickness
ft.
  Threemile limestone member  
17 Limestone, amssive, scattered flint nodules in upper part, flint bed in lower part, below which occur scattered crinoid joints 2.2
16 Limestone, massive, double flint band at the top; Pinna, Composita, Juresania, Derbya, Dictyoclastus, Wellerella, and Chonetes 1.5
15 Shale, calcareous 0.3
14 Limestone, massive, with think flint band slightly above the middle 2.0
  Speiser shale formation  
13 Shale, gray, splittery, with Chonetes, Derbya, Composita, and bryozoa 3
12 Mudstone, gray, splittery 0.8
11 Shale, dark-green and purple 9.5
10 Shale, green 1.5
9 Shale, red, to mudstone at the top 2
8 Shale, green 1
7 Mudstone, irregular lense [?], green and pink 1
6 Shale, green 1
  Funston limestone member  
5 Limestone, banded, somewhat cavernous 1.5
4 Shale, green, with little red 2
3 Limestone, banded, red with green crusts near top 0.5
2 Shale, dark-gray, splittery 5.5
1 Limestone 1+


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