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Sec 6, T. 3 S, R. 2 E.
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Road cut exposure on N side of U.S. 36
Measured by Plummer, Romary and Hladik, 9/26/1950
location within section
strat column from original form
Unit No. Description Thickness
ft.
9 Sandstone--yellow 1.5
8 Clay--light gray, silty, with some yellow, varies laterally 8.0
7 Clay--plastic, nearly black with some yellow 2.0
6 Clay--plastic, dark gray with some yellow 1.0
5 Clay--plastic, nearly black with some yellow 2.0
4 Clay--fairly plastic, gray, blocky, with some yellow 3.0
3 Clay--gray with some yellow 4.0
2 Covered 22.5
1 Quartzite 1.0


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