Field Notebook: MD 1945f
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Hole 38 Surf. Elev. Depth 70'2" From To Th. 0 3'10" 3'10" Overburden, sandy loam with sandstone float blocks chiefly medium grained light grey micaceous sandstone, brownish stain to 10'6". Fe stained partings throughout, some fine grained zones, minor coaly streaks and partings. No noticeable break or lithologic change throughout. Homewood 55 3'10 30'9" 26'11" 30'9" 32'2" 1'5" (8" actual rec.) Dark gray to black shale and 'slate' shale. upper coaly horizon 32'2" 39'2" 7' Light to dark gray silty shale, some streaks of fine sandstone. 39'2" 40'11" 1'9" Dark gray to blue-black clay shale, plant frag- ments. 40'11" 42'1" 1'2" (8" actual recovery) Black coaly shale coaly zone Mercer 42'1" 43'2" 1'1" Gray waxy 'slicked' clay, coaly streaks in lower 2'. 43'2" 44'6" 1'4" Coal (8"+ actual recovery) coal 44'6" 54'6" 10' (Recovery of 8' in this interval. Following actual recovery - loss could be from lithologies stored) Mercer Coal * 1' Hard block coaly clay and coal (3" seams 8" to 11") Hard clay 546 10" Dark gray flinty topblock Mercer > * 25" Gray flinty clay, softer Clay than normal, slicked.