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Sec 8, T. 2 S, R. 5 E.
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The Marion formation in the vicinity of Hanover, KS.
Measured by Condra and Upp (p. 66), Date 1931
Remarks: Section no. 26.
strat column from original form
Unit No. Description Thickness
ft.
14 Hollenberg ls, exposed northwest of and also a few miles south of city, gray, fossiliferous, forms large brnish, flat blocks 3-4
13 Sh, the main pt of the Pearl member, top zone gray with many small, calc bodies; middle zone largely red, with thin bands of gray and olive, basal part grayish 38-40
12 Herington ls, typically exposed at many places 8
11 Paddock sh, gray, typical ~12
  Krider ls  
10 Ls, gray, fossiliferous, weaths buff 1
9 Sh, gray, loosley indurated 2.66
8 Ls, gray, quite fossiliferous, earthy at base 1.33
  Odell sh  
7 Sh, gray and olive, blocky and indurated near base 3.5
6 Sh, largely red, with bands of olive sh and a subzone of mudstone, 6' abve base 16
  Sh and mudstone, largely gray  
5 Sh, gray, with dk bands 2
4 Mudstone .42-.5
3 Sh, olive, argillaceous 2
2 Sh, loosley indurtated, bedded, calc .58
1 Sh, in grnish, olive & dk grn bands, pt calc and geodal 4.5


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