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Sec 4, T. 3 S, R. 4 E.
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3 1/4 miles E. of Washington.
Measured by N. Plummer and J.F. Romary
location within section
strat column from original form
Unit No. Description Thickness
ft.
5 RESIDUAL 1.4
4 CLAY--plastic, gray with some lignite particles and surface contamination, slickenside at bottom 2.2
3 CLAY--silty, gray with lignite particles and a black streak at top, some brown patches 2.0
2 CLAY--slightly silty, gray with dark lignite band at top, some lignite particles 1.5
1 CLAY--silty, gray and yellow and pink mottled 3.7
3 1/4 miles E. of Washington.
Measured by N. Plummer and J.F. Romary
Composite of two pits
location within section
strat column from original form
Unit No. Description Thickness
ft.
7 RESIDUAL 0.5
6 CLAY--silty, light gray, buff, and red mottled, limonite specks 3.8
5 CLAY--silty, yellow, fairly plastic toward bottom 2.0
4 CLAY--silty, gray with some lignite 0.8
3 CLAY--silty, gray to dark gray with lignite particles, pyrite near bottom in fairly large nodules, bottom uneven 2.5
2 SILT--light gray, top uneven 1.1
1 SANDSTONE--buff yellow, light gray clayey silt 3.1
3 1/4 miles E. of Washington.
Measured by N. Plummer and J.F. Romary
Composite of three pits
location within section
strat column from original form
Unit No. Description Thickness
ft.
9 RESIDUAL 1.6
8 CLAY--fairly plastic, light gray and red mottled with some yellow toward bottom 9.0
7 MISSING INTERVAL 1.2
6 CLAY--silty, light gray, yellow and red mottled 3.0
5 SANDSTONE--fine, light gray with some yellow stain, Quartzite at top (0.4'), bottom irregular, apparently local 3.8
4 CLAY--plastic, dark gray with some yellow stain and lignite particles 2.0
3 CLAY--slightly silty, gray with some yellow joint stain and limonite specks 1.6
2 CLAY--plastic, dark gray, some yellow joint stain 1.4
1 CLAY--plastic, dark gray with very little stain 2.7
3 1/4 miles E. of Washington.
Measured by N. Plummer and J.F. Romary
Composite of six pits
location within section
strat column from original form
Unit No. Description Thickness
ft.
17 RESIDUAL--sandy 1.0
16 SANDSTONE--yellow, thin bedded, irregular with clay streaks 1.5
15 CLAY--silty, yellow and gray 1.0
14 CLAY--silty to slightly silty, light gray, lavender and bright red mottled, with some granular hematite, slight yellow toward bottom 3.8
13 CLAY--silty, yellow, gray and red mottled with some yellow 3.2
12 CLAY--plastic, dark gray with yellow and pinkish red 2.2-3.8
11 CLAY--plastic, light gray with pink and yellow stain, some lignite 1.9-3.5
10 CLAY--plastic, yellow, pink and gray woth limonitic irregular splotches, probable concretion 1.5
9 CLAY--slightly silty, pinkish red, lavender and some gray with hematite bed at bottom made up of specks 2.6
8 CLAY--plastic, ray with slight pink and yellow stain 3.4
7 CLAY--silty, gray with some lignite particles 2.9
6 CLAY--slightly silty, gray, buff and red mottled with vertical streaks filled with gray clay from above; local thin lens of silt 3.2-5.2
5 CLAY--silty to fairly plastic, light gray, lavender, yellow and dark red mottled 6.4-8.4
4 CLAY--slightly silty, gray and slightly red mottled 2.1-2.4
3 CLAY--slightly silty, gray, buff and red mottled 1.5
2 CLAY--very silty, gray with lignite particles 2.5
1 CLAY--slightly silty, buff yellow and red mottled 4.2


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