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Sec 30, T. 1 S, R. 3 E.
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6 and 3/4 miles North, 2 miles East of Morrowville.
Measured by N. Plummer and J.F. Romary, 12/8/1939
Remarks: Composite of 6 pits
location within section
strat column from original form
Unit No. Description Thickness
ft.
20 Residual 2.0
19 Clay--slightly silty, gray with some buff and yellow, slight limonitic concretions at top 5.6
18 Sandstone--silty to fine, gray to yellow 1.3
17 Clay--gray with some red, yellow and pink stain, some limonitic concretions near bottom 1.7
16 Sandstone--very fine to resistant siltstone, gray to buff limonitic specks, calcareous "quartzite" horizon 1.7
15 Clay--ray, red, and buff mottled with some yellow stain, some limonite specks near bottom 0.8
14 Clay--light gray with red mottling 4.0
13 Siltstone--irregularly consolidated, concretionary hematite specks and some gypsum, irregular top to bottom 0.7-1.2
12 Clay--slightly silty, light gray and red mottled; contains very irregular silt and sand pockets, some vertical filled cracks, considerable gypsum 6.0
11 Clay--slightly silty, light gray and red mottled; slight yellow stain and gypsum in upper part 5.7
10 Clay--very silty, gray; gypsum and pyrite present 1.0
9 Clay--gray, irregular in thickness, gypsum and pyrite 1.1
8 Clay--slightly silty, gray with some red mottling 2.1
7 Silt--gray with yellow sand streaks, irregular 1.0
6 Sandstone--medium to fine, yellow 1.2-1.5
5 Clay--slightly silty, gray, pink and brown with slight yellow stain, some gypsum 1.6
4 Silt--clayey, gray with brown and yellow stain 2.5
3 Clay--gray and brownish red mottled with gypsum toward top 5.0
2 Clay--very silty, light gray with slight red mottling 0.5-5.3
1 Clay--mostly plastic, gray and red mottled 5.3


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