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Marshall County

Sec 26, T. 4 S, R. 8 E.
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NW corner NE 1/4 sec 26
Measured by M.K. Elias, 1932
Remarks II-5
location within section
strat column from original form
Unit No. Description Thickness
ft.
  Cottonwood limestone member  
12 Limestone, massive, full of fusulinids, with two zones of flint nodules in the middle 2
11 Limestone, massivel fusulinids and zone of flint nodules in the upper 0.5 foot; very small flint nodules; few Derbya and a coral in the lower 0.5 foot 1.8
10 Limestone, massive, with flint nodules, Pinna, and a coral at the top 1
9 Limestone 0.4
8 Limestone, massive 1.2
7 Limestone 0.4
6 Mudstone, splittery, with Aviculopecten and Pinna 0.4
  Eskridge shale formation  
5 Shale, green 5.5
4 Mudstone, soft, roughly weathered, light-green at the top and base, light-purple in the middle 3
3 Shale, green 1
2 Shale, purple 4
1 Shale, red 3


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