Field Notebook: MD 1945f
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Hole 41 Surf. Elev. Depth: 74'2" From To Th. 0 3'6" 3'6" Overburden 3'6" 16'9" 13'3" White medium grained spar- ingly micaceous sandstone with streaks & partings of white sandy plastic clay. locally brown stained. 16'9" 20'2" 3'5" Gray to brownish gray med. to fine grained sandstone with streaks and seams clayey brown silt. 20'2" 32'7" 12'5" Alternating zones of 1) light gray med. grained mic sandstone with minor coaly and Fe partings; and 2) Gray fine grained sand- stone coaly partings. 32'7" 40'3" 7'8" Light gray micaceous Sandstone, medium grain- ed. Minor coaly streaks. 40'3" 44'1" 3'10" Gray silty shale, sandy laminated in lower 2 feet. 44'1" 56'5" 12'4" Gray and light gray fine to medium grained sandstone. coaly streaks common, some zones shale and clay inclusions, 3/4 inch coal at 49'. 56'5" 59'1" 2'8" Dark gray finely silty black shale. 59'1" 60'2" 1'1" Black clay shale. 60'2" 60'6" 4" Coaly black shale + slate. 60'6" 60'10" 4" Dark gray to black semi-hard to hard flinty clay. 60'10" 61'3" 5" Coal 61'3" 68'5" 7'2" Hard clay, as follows 9" Hard black top block upper 4" somewhat shaley - coaly