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Sec 14, T. 1 S, R. 3 E.
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9.6 miles N. of Washington
Measured by N. Plummer and J.F. Romary, 2/13/1940
Remarks: Composite of 9 pits
location within section
strat column from original form
Unit No. Description Thickness
ft.
18 CLAY--light gray and brightly red mottled, red very hematitic, silty, some yellow 3.6
17 SANDSTONE--fine to silty, extremly hard, reddish brown to red and yellow 1.5
16 CLAY--same as below, but stained from above through old cracks, some yellow stain 3.5
15 CLAY--plastic, tends to be platy due to bedding, some yellow stain 2.2
14 CLAY--fairly plastic to slightly silty, gray, pinkish tan mottled, some lignite 7.4
13 CLAY--fairly plastic to slightly shaly, gray and very light brown-tan mottled, some yellow stain, more brown and black than above 4.1
12 CLAY--slightly shaley, gray and yellow, plastic 1.4
11 CLAY--plastic, gray with some yellow stain near bottom 1.6
10 CLAY--fairly plastic, gray and yellow 1.5
9 CLAY--rather silty, yellow, gray and red, some limonite specks and hematite 2.3
8 CLAY--very silty, gray and some yellow 2.1
7 CLAY--fairly plastic, light gray, red and yellow, and lavender mottling, silty top 1.5' 7.6
6 CLAY--silty, red, considerable gray and yellow mottled 2.5
5 SANDSTONE--fine to clayey silt, some clay streaks, yellow and some gray, slight red 3.2
4 CLAY--fairly plastic, light gray, slight lavender and yellow stain, some gypsum 2.0
3 CLAY--plastic to silty, light gray and red mottled with some lavender, uneven at bottom 5.9
2 CLAY--plastic to silty, gray, red and yellow mottled, some laevnder 4.0
1 CLAY--silty, light gray ad red mottled, granular hematite, gradses into sandstone below 5.5
9.4 miles N. of Washington
Measured by N. Plummer and J.F. Romary
Remarks: Composite of 4 pits
location within section
strat column from original form
Unit No. Description Thickness
ft.
5 SURFACE EXPOSURE--clay as below, but much more hematitic 2.0
4 CLAY--plastic, light gray and red mottled, red is very hematitic 4.0
3 CLAY--plastic, light gray with slight yellow stain, two vertical streaks in pit are stained red, contains a few lignitic or carbonaceous fossil leaves and roots, tends to be platy 3.9-6.5
2 CLAY--slightly silty, light gray and very light brown mottled, with conchoidal fracture 3.5-6.0
1 CLAY--plastic, gray to rather dark gray, darker toward bottom, contains lignite and carbonaceous 3.5
9.4 miles N. of Washington
Measured by N. Plummer and J.F. Romary
Remarks: Composite of 4 pits
location within section
strat column from original form
Unit No. Description Thickness
ft.
8 CLAY--fairly plastic, light gray with red mottling, red is in vertical streaks, contains hematite and limonite specks, there is a slight amount of lavender, a 1.5' yellow streak occurs near the center of the bed, in some bands of color the red and light gray are very narrow and evenly spaced and alternating, some are like varves 8.3
7 CLAY--plastic, light gray with some yellow stains and stained vertical streaks, selenite in vertical cracks, some lignite, tends to be palty 4.0
6 CLAY--plastic, light gray and light brown mottled 6.4
5 CLAY--plastic, dark gray with some yellow joint stain and some light brown mottling 2.8
4 CLAY--plastic, dark gray with very little stain, contains lignite particles and flinty concretions toward bottom, tends to be platy or thin-bedded 3.4
3 CLAY--plastic, yellow and light gray with lignite particles and some limonite concretions 4.7
2 CLAY--clayey, gray and yellow 2.5
1 CLAY--silty, gray with a small amount of lignite 1.5


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