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Sec 28, T. 1 S, R. 3 E.
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2 3/4 miles W., 7 miles N. of Washington.
Measured by N. Plummer and J.F. Romary, April 18, 1940
Remarks: Composite of 6 pits
location within section
strat column from original form
Unit No. Description Thickness
ft.
11 RESDIUAL 1.0
10 CLAY--silty, gray, contaminated from surface 2.8
9 CLAY--silty, light gray with limonitic specks and much yellow in irregular oblique cross-bedded streaks, some concretionary limonite; upper 2.0' is yellow clayey silt with some very fine sand 4.8
8 CLAY--silty, light gray with considerable amont of yellow, and one limonitic concretion 4.1
7 CLAY--silty, light gray with some yellow stain 2.2
6 CLAY--slightly silty, light gray with much yellow stain, and one large clayey concretion containing limonitic specks 3.4
5 CLAY--plastic, light gray with some faint brown mottling ans slight yellow stain 6.3
4 CLAY--plastic, gray with limonite on horizontal joints, some limonite concretions, platey 2.0
3 CLAY--gray, plastic with moderate amount of yellow, platey 2.2
2 CLAY--slightly silty to fairly plastic with very little stain, contains lignite particles and leaf fossils 3.9
1 CLAY--slighty silty, gray with slight yellow stain, contains some lignite particles 6.4
2 3/4 miles W., 7 miles N. of Washington.
Measured by N. Plummer and J.F. Romary, April 18, 1940
Remarks: Composite of 3 pits
location within section
strat column from original form
Unit No. Description Thickness
ft.
8 RESIDUAL 1.5
7 CLAY--fairly plastic, light gray with horizontal yellow 3.0
6 CLAY--plastic, gray with slight yellow stain, some lignite particles 2.4
5 CLAY--plastic, light gray with much yellow 1.8
4 CLAY--plastic, gray with some yellow horizontal streaks and considerable yellow toard bottom, platey in structure 7.0
3 CLAY--plastic, gray with very little stain 2.0
2 CLAY--slightly silty, gray with some yellow stain, some lignite particles 5.4-6.8
1 CLAY--slightly silty, yellow and some gray 0.7


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