Field Notebook: MD 1945f

Waage, Karl

1945

Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

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paleontology stratigraphy coal Castleman Basin Pennsylvanian

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doc. 516 SITE 3 USBM Project 1165 SITE 3 Geologic Logs Holes 25- M Waage, USGS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY LOOSE-LEAF FIELD NOTEBOOK 9-137

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Hole 25. Surface Elev. Depth. 66'6" From To Th 0 7'6" 7'6" Overburden, and about 2' of light brown to bluish sandy plastic clay. Minor coaly blebs and brown SS fragments. A coal horizon. 7'6" 8'4" 10" 'Statey' coal, coaly shale and highly carbonaceous sand- stone streaks. 8'4" 31'4" 23' Sandstone, fine to medium grained, grey, micaceous. Contains carbonized root & stem impressions in upper 3'; lower 15' has numerous coaly and carbonaceous streaks Homewood SS. 31'4" 31'8" 4" Coaly clay or 'slate'. Coal horizon 31'8" 39'2" 7'6" Shale, gray to dark gray, locally silty, carbonized plant fragments in lower 1 1/2'. shale 39'2" 39'5" 3" Coaly shale or 'slate'. coal horizon 39'5" 40'3" 10" Gray semiplastic shaley clay with plant fragments. Monsen 40'3" 47' 6'9" Hard clay as follows:- 14" Dark gray 'top' block 13" Gray flint and flinty block. Clay 30" Gray sideritic block with scattered diaspore nodules. 24" Sideritic block clay. Shaley block clay (clay - shale gradation of short logs. 47' 47'5" 5" 47'5" 62'3" 14' light greenish gray and red silty shale, small Mouch Chunk. samples of its mineral Upper 6" sampled with 5" alone.

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Hole 25 (cont.) From To Th. 62'3" 66'6" 4'3" scattered throughout Green silt, lower 1" is very fine mucaceous green ss. with specks of black mineral.

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Hole 26 Surface Ele. Depth 55'2" From To TH. 0 4'3" 4'3" Overburden and 10" of white sandstone, medium to fine grained, micaceous. Clarion S.S. 4'3" 17' 12'9" Dark blue-black carbonaceous shale, local slatery streaks (interval from 7' to 13'-no recovery but no indication of change in lithology, this could have been some coal.) Clarion SH. 17' 18'10"? 20"? Coal (may be more than 20 inches as some core loss.) A coal 18'10"? 34' 15'2" Sandstone, clark to light gray, medium (locally fine) grained micaceous. some coaly streaks and fine grained layers in lower 8 feet. Homewood S.S. 34' 34'5" 5" Shaley coal + slate Coal horizon 34'5" 42'5" 8' Shale, gray to black, silty, in upper part, more carbonaceous in lower with plant fragments. slate 42'5" 42'10" 5" Coaly shale and slate Coal horizon 42/10 [crossed out] 44'1" 10" Soft gray clay shale, plant fragments. Maner 44'1" [illegible] 49'7" 5'6" Hard clay as follows: - 7" Dark gray 'top' block 15" Gray flinty block with scattered chert nodules and some siderite. clay 9" Nodule clay, sideritic 25" Block, sideritic scattered nodules in upper half. Discrepancy in clay thickness no clay identified Hard clay probably starts at 44'1" core loss and varying shales 49'7" 52 2'5" Shaley block clay, gray, gray, (clay-shale transition off-

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Hole 26 (cont.) From To Th 52' 55'2" 3'2" [illegible] grey and red jelly shale much chunk

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Hole 27 Surf. Elev. Depth 45'3" From To Th. 0 6'5" 6'5" Overburden and recovery of 2' of light gray micaceous fine- grained sandstone. 6'5" 30'3" 23'10" Sandstone, medium to fine Homewood grained light gray to gray s.s. micaceous, coaly partings (May me. some in lower 7 feet. desion with A boring out) 30'3" 30'11" 8" Dark blue carbonaceous coal boron clay shale; 3/4" coal streak at 30'6" and minor 'slate'. 30'11" 36'9" 5'10" Hard clay as follows:- 9" Dark gray flinty 'top' block 13" Gray block to flint (scattered) 35" Sideritic blocks modules 13" Coarsely nodular sideritic block. clay Worcester 36'9" 48'9" 7' Shaley blocks, light to dark gray, mottled, sideritic, (if Fe bumps are siderite) may be conglo- eratic. 43'9" 45'3" 1'6" Red and greenish gray silty shale with small lumps Much of Fe mineral. chunkle

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Hole 28 Surf. Elev. Depth 54'8" From To Th 0 3'7" 3'7" Overburden, soil & sandstone float. 3'7" 27'2" 23'7" Sandstone, medium to fine grained light to dark gray (locally stained tan) micaceous with coaly streaks in lower 2 feet. Homewood S.S. 27'2" 28'4" 1'2" Coaly shale and slate' Coal Horizon 28'4" 39'8" 11'4" Shale, gray to dark gray silty, locally sandy shale. Lower 2' little silt, clay shale with plant fragments coal horizon 39'8" 42'3 2'7" Coal and coaly shale. (About 17" coal, rest shale.) 42'3" 45'10" 3'7" Hard clay as follows:- 10" Blocks to dark gray flinty 'top blocks'. 33" Gray flinty blocks. Clay 45'10" 47'8" 1'10" Shaley gray block clay, mottled, appears conglou- eratic, has 'bumps' of Fe minimal ? 47'8" 54'8" 7' Greenish gray shale with red shale from 51-10 to Manch chunk 54-8 Note: As there is no sharp break from the shaley gray blocks to the Manch chunk some shaley blocks may be included in the latter. However the line is drawn where the first good shaley fracture appears in the core & this generally comes just below the congloueratic zone.

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Hole 29 Surf. Elev. Depth 73' From To Th 0 7' 7' Clayey brown loam minor sandstone float. Brown sandy clay also in sludge 7' 15' 8' Recovery poor. Some brown sandy, plastic clay with Clarion local 'iron-pens' and shales one larger micaceous brown sandstone. 15' 16'11" 1'11" Grey to dark gray mica- ceous shale. Silty to sandy in upper 1', carbonaceous below. 16'11" 18'6" 19" Coal, clayey streaks. 18'6" 19'7" 1'1" No recovery - could be A coal more coal or underlay. 19'7" 46'6" 26'11" Sandstone. Medium to fine grained gray mica- ceous. Carbonaceous streaks, Homewood and partings, some silty layers. Partings generally show large flakes of mica Coal horizon 46'6" 47' 6" Coaly shale and 'slate' 47' 57'3" 10'3" Shale, dark gray silty in upper 9', black clayey shale with plant fragments lower 1'3". shale 57'3" 58'3" 1' Soft gray shale, plant fragments. Marter 58'3" 59'8" 1'5" Coal coal horizon 59'8" 64'9" 5'1" Hard clay as follows:- 18" Dark gray flinty 'top block'. 12" Fine grained mudula 31" Sideritic block, locally nodular Clay 64'9" 69' 4'3" Shaley block clay, greasy with Fe lumps. ?

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Hole 29 (cont) From To Th. 69' 73' 4' Grey shaley silty stuff Fc trumps to 70-7 (This may belong in Mercer). Rest is Red shale with greenish gray streaks. Much chunk.

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Hole 30 Surf. Elev. Depth 76'9" From To Th. 0 20'9" 20'9" White sandstone, medium grained, micaceous, local brown staining. Carbonaceous streaks throughout. Clarion SS - ? 20'9" 49'2" 28'5" Gray sandstone, medium to fine grained, micaceous, carbonaceous. Carries several zones of plater gray shale fragments in lower 15 feet, and one 7" band of black shale from 42 to 42'7". Homewood SS 49'2" 49'11" 9" Coaly shale Coal horizon 49'11" 60'9" 10'10" Dark gray shale, locally black, carbonaceous. Shale 60'9" 62'3" 1'6" Black shale 62'3 63'4" 1'1" Coal and coaly shale, at least 5" coal, some core loss either from coal or thin coaly shale below it. Coal horizon Merces 63'4" 69'4" 6' Hard clay as follows:- 8" Gray to black 'top block' 15" Dark gray flinty block 13" Fine grained nodular blocks. 36" Sideritic block, some nodular zones Clay 69'4" 70'9" 1'5" Shaley block clay, greasy, Fe bumps. Appears conglo- eratic. ? 70'9" 72'7" 1'10" Dark gray to black shale, greasy, sideritic (Fe bumps) May still be shaley block clay - should be analyzed. Merces or Mauch Chunk ? 72'7" 74'7" 2' Silty + sandy gray shale Fe bumps. " "?

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Hole 30 (cont.) From To Th 74'7" 76'9" 2'2" Light greenish gray sandy siltstone. Micaceous & has few clumps. Much clay.

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Hole 31 Surf. Elev. Depth 78'7" From To Th. 0 21'5" 21'5" White medium, locally fine grained micaceous sandstone, minor carbonaceous streaks and partings, gray in lower 7' Clarion 21'5" 22'1 8" Coal A coal 22'1 25'5 3'4" Black to dark gray clay shale, coaly in upper part, silty in lower. Clarion or Homewood shales? 25'5" 26'6" 1'1" Gray siltstone and sandstone. 26'6" 31'8" 5'2" Black shale, locally finely silty + sandy, plant fragments. 31'8" 33'9" 2'1" Hard gray silty shale 33'9" 46'9" 13' Gray sandstone, medium to fine grained, micac- eous. Banded, x lam- nated, with coaly seams and partings. (1" coal from 40'10" to 40'11") Homewood 46'9" 48'8" 1'11" Sandy shale, shaley sand- stone and fine grained coaly sandstone, gray to black. ? ? shale 48'8" 59'6" 10'10" Gray to black shale, silty in upper 9', some coaly clay layers. Monson 59'6" 61'10" 2'4" Coaly shale, coal, and gray clay with plant fragments, and coal. lower coal horizon 61'10" 67'4" 5'6" Hard clay as follows:- Coal from 61 to 61'7". 2" dark gray flinty top block' Clay 9" gray flinty block

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Hole 31 (cont.) From To Th scattered modules. 9" Gray modular block 29" Sideritic block, local modular zones Mercer Clay 17" Sideritic block. 67'4" 69'1" 1'9" Shaley block clay, black to dark gray, greasy, appears conglomeratic, has Fe clumps. -- ? -- 69'1" 78'7" 9'6" Gray to green siltstone with zones concentrated 'Fe clumps'. Mauch ? chunk

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Hole 32 Surf. Elev. Depth 56' From To Th. 0 25' 25' Gray medium to fine grained micaceous sandstone. Local light brown and pink staining. 25' 26' 1' Gray fine grained micaceous shaley sandstone and sandy shale 26' 38' 12\frac{1}{2}' Gray medium to fine grained sandstone, micaceous, coaly streaks + local shaley seams. ? 38' 39'4" 1\frac{1}{4}" Coarse to conglomeratic grey micaceous sandstone. 3" coarse grained, coaly streaks 5" conglomerate - quartz pebbles (1/4") and fragments soft silty gray clay. 5" medium grained. 3" conglomerate - quartz pebbles, clay fragments + pellets (including silty clay with 'fa bumps') Unconf. 39'4" 40'5" 1'1' Fine grained white sandstone faintly banded may be laminated. ? - - ? - - 40'5" 40'9" 4" Gray siltstone 40'9" 46' 5'3" No recovery, probably soft siltstone. Munch Chunk 46' 56' 10' Gray green siltstone mottled with red in lower 2\frac{1}{2} feet.

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Hole 384 Surf. Elev. Depth 106'5" From To Th. 0 12'2" 12'2" White medium grained micaceous sandstone. local brown discoloration. Clarion SS? 12'2" 39'6" 27'4" Gray sandstone, medium to fine grained, micaceous with zones as follows: 12'11" to 13'3" contains angular fragments soft clay shale 14'8" to 15'1" as above 37'3" to 37'6" large inclusion of hard brown gray clay From 32'2" to 39'6" numerous coaly + clayey partings. 39'6" 39'8" 2" Coal and pyrite. 39'8" 49'9" 10'1" Gray sandstone, medium to fine grained, micaceous zones with coal + clay pellets from 39'8" to 42'2" (some of clay pellets hard silty shale.) Homewood S.S. 49'9" 62' 12'3" Gray to block shale, silty to finely sandy from 52'5" to 57'5" other portions more clayey. Plant fragments below silty zone. shale 62' 62'5" 5" Coal (may be thicker, some core lost here or in following interval Lower coal Horizon 62'5" 63'10" 1'5" Black coaly shale 63'10" 68' 4'2" Hard clay as follows: 5" block 'top block' 12" gray flinty block, scattered modules 21" modular block 12" block, scattered modules some siderite. clay Manson

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Hole #34 (cont.) From To Th. 68' 70'9" 2'9" Shaley block clay, siltietic Mercer Clay (Fe lumps), greasy. -- ? -- 70'9" 73'11" 3'2" Gray shale, greasy, Fe lumps, X (may belong with above interval.) 73'11" 76'3" 2'4" Shale as above but mottled red and gray. -- -- -- 76'3" 78'8" 2'5" Gray sandstone with conglomerate in lower Y 10". Coarse in basal 3"- all rounded quartz pebbles av. about 1/4"diam. in red + gray clay matrix -- -- -- 78'8" 78'8" 95'8" 7' Predominantly red shale with some gray and green. all rather Mauch silty, Fe lumps present. Chunks 95'8" 96'5" 9" Green sandy siltstone. 96'5" 106'5" 10' Greenish grey micaceous fine grained sandstone with layers + partings of green siltstone. ? X - If Y is representing local shred of conglomerate, then X is still Mercen + may, along with Y be indicative of reworked zone along Mercen - Mauch Chunk contact. Y - If Y is local phase in Mauch Chunk, at least lower interval of X belongs to Mauch Chunk.

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Hole #33 Surf. Elev. Depth 56'9" From To Th 0' 3' 3' Overburden, sandstone float blocks. 3' 12'4" 9'4" White to light gray medium fine grained micaceous sandstone. Zones of streaks of finely disseminated carbonaceous matter. Clarion s.s. ? 12'4" 13'2" 10" Brown-gray shaley fine grained sandstone, micaceous with specs of carbonaceous material; grades into soft clay blue-gray clay shale. about 5" of each. Clarion sh. ? 13'2" 23'10" 10'8" Light gray sandstone, medium to fine grained (pred. med-gr.), micaceous, hard with Fe speckled stain (if fresh would probably have greenish cast). Coaly streaks lower 2½'. Dark gray fine grained shaley carbonaceous micaceou sandstone with medium grained gray sandstone with coaly streaks in lower 5". Home wood S.S. 23'10" 25'2" 1'4" Gray medium grained micaceous sandstone. carbonaceous streaks and partings chiefly in upper 1½' and lower 1'. 33' 38'5" 5'15" Gray to dark gray silty shale. Lower 1' (or more) a non-silty clay gray clay shale. Mercer Shale 38'5" 45'11" 7'6" Hard clay as follows:-

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Hole 33 (cont.) From To Th. (Hard clay) 24" Flinty blocks and flint 5" Fine grained module 39" Sideritic blocks with Mercer clay. [illegible] zones & scattered modules (modules concentrated in upper 6" and from 21" to 30") Streak of non-sideritic block 14"-17") 22" Sideritic block. 45'11" 48'1" 2'2" Shaley block clay, sideritic 48'1" 49'8" 19" Transition from above thru gray shale to mottled blocky gray shale, greasy, minor Fe lumps. 49'8" 56'9" 7'1" Siltstone, shaley siltstone and shale as follows:- 20" compact gray-green siltstone. Marrch Chunk 19" Very fine grained gray green sandstone 10" Green soapy siltstone Fe lumps 36" Red silty shale and siltstone

Hole 35 Surf. Elev. Depth 90' From To Th. 0 20'2" 20'2" Medium to fine grained white micaceous sandstone, locally stained light brown some thin clayey partings & streaks in basal 1 foot Clarion S.S. 20'2" 20'10" 9" Soft light brown to brown gray silt. 20'10" 21'8" 10" Black silty clay with brown mottling in upper part, grades downward into black semiplastic clay with coaly streaks Clarion Shale ? 21'8" 22'3" 7" Coaly silty shale, squally shale and fine grained sandstone - whole micaceou 22'3" 23'6" 15" Fine grained gray carbonaceous sandstone grading down- ward into lighter, more silty sandstone with brown stained plant frag- ments. 23'6 25'2" 20" Hard sandy siltstone, light gray with brown stained plant fragments. Zones of soft siltstone 6"-11" and Homewood S.S. [core loss prob in 20'10 to 21'8 int.] 16"-20" 26'6" 44'10" 18'4" Alternating beds of (1) micaceous sandy siltstone, light gray with greenish cast, and (2) Dense, fine grained, hard, micaceous gray sandstone with greenish cast. (Some mica dark?) as follows 14" SILTST. 17" S.S. 18" SILTST. 4" S.S.

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Hole 35 (cont.) From To Th 14" siltst. 10" s.s. 9" siltst. 52" s.s. (mostly med.-grounded) 6' 10" s.s. (local coaly streaks & shaley streaks in lower 2') 44' 10" 54' 6" 9' 8" Gray to dark gray micaceous sandstone, numerous thin coaly partings, beds and streaks of black sandy shale in upper 6". Home wood ? 54' 6" 55' 5" 11" Gray micaceous silty shale with thin beds & layers of sandstone. 55' 5" 59' 10" 4' 5" Gray to light + dark gray micaceous, carbonaceous, sandstone. Chiefly medium grounded, minor fine grounded. Zone of coal and silty clay pellets from 57' to 57' 7". Shaley streaks and inclusions at base. 59' 10" 61' 5" 1' 7" Dark gray to black shale Upper coaly zone 61' 5" 61' 10" 5" Coaly shale or 'slate'. 61' 10" 69' 10" 8' Black + dark gray shale, somewhat silty in middle portion. Shale 69' 10" 70' 6" 8" Highly carbonaceous black shale - almost 'slate' Coaly zone 70' 6" 70' 10" 4" Black shale with streaks and inclusions of waxy grey clay. Mercer 70' 10" 71' 3" 5" Waxy light brownish grey clay. 71' 3" 72' 2" 11" Coal Mercer Coal 72' 2" 72' 5" 3" Black carbonaceous + coaly shale 73' 1"

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Hole 35 (cont.) From To Th [8" core loss somewhere in 69'10" to 72'5" interval. 73'1" 78'11" 5'10" Hard clay as follows:- 14" Hard dark gray to gray flinty 'top block'. 13" Grey flinty blocks with scattered fine modules 30" Nodular block clay, lower 15" sidiistic, modules decrease greatly as lower 6" 13" Sidiistic block clay 78'11" 80' 13" Shaley blocks clay sidiestic 80' 82'3" 2'3" May be shaly block clay tho more shaley, greasy, and greenish. Sidiestic 68'3" 95'11" 3'8" Greenish gray shale with Fe bumps. May have some of above interval in upper foot tho all gradational and no sharp changes. 85'11" 86'9" 10" Gray to greenish gray fine grained sandstone with thin layers of silty shale. 86'9" 87'7" 10" Dark gray and greenish-gray shale, many Fe bumps. 87'7" 90' 2'9" Silty green shale, locally sandy - Fe bumps. Lower 6" red, more layer shale.

Hole 36 Surf. Elev. Depth 101'3" From To Th. 0 3'6" 3'6" Overburden, sandstone float blocks in sandy loam 3'6" 11'6" 8' Light Brownish med. grained micaceous sandstone (color due to staining. 11'6" 24'7" 13'1" Light gray medium, locally, fine grained micaceous sandstone, Fo stained partings. Minor coaly partings from 18'8" to 19'4" 24'7" 41'6" 16'11" Sandstone as above, pre- dominantly medium grained with fine grained zones associated with coaly streaks as follows: - 27'9" to 28'2"; 28'6" to 28'11"; 30'10" to 31'9"; 33'11" to 34'4" Thick coaly clay shale parting at base - ? 41'6" 42'6" 1' Light gray to white dense micaceous sandstone, zoned 1/2 thick of angular fragments dark gray silty shale at base. 42'6" 44'1 1'7" Gray to light gray med. grained micaceous sandstone 44'1" 44'8" 7" Crumbly med. grained micaceous sandstone with clayey matrix. 44'8" 45'1" 5" Light gray silty micaceous shale. 45'1" 45'8" 7" Gray shale, fine grained sandstone, med grained streaks; inclusion soft gray slicked clay at base

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Hole 36 (continued) From To Th. 45'8" 63'6" 17 1/8" Light gray medium grained micaceous sandstone. Coaly partings, chiefly from 50' to 52'3". Zone of silty shale pellets at 53'; minor coaly partings 54' to 63'6" 63'6" 69' 5'6" Dark gray, locally black, silty shale with zones and streaks of fine sandstone. Mercer or shaley zone or Homewood 69' 78'6" 9'6" Light gray medium grained micaceous sandstone, minor carbonaceous partings. Homewood or sandstone loose in Mercer 78'6" 80'4" 1'10" * Medium grained light gray to gray sandstone shot thru with coaly streaks, seams and inclusions of black coaly shale. 80'4" 81'6" 1'2" Hard block shale, some plant fragments. Mercer 81'6" 81'10" 4" Gray to dark gray slicked' clay, semi-hard. 81'10" 83'10" 2' Coal and coaly shale (at least 18" coal, some shaley seams.) Mercer Coal 83'10" 93'6" 9'8" Hard clay (2 foot core loss in this interval, may be from top block or redictic block, couldlist be other types. Also a bare Mercer Clay (* 1 foot core loss in run 79-1 to 84-1 split between this interval and coal below.)

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Hole 36 (continued.) From To Th. possibility that there was error in calculation of depth.) Following actual thicknesses of clay types recovered-- 14" Hard black top block, scattered fine nodules in lower 6" 6" Gray flint, scattered nodules 22" Nodular block 33" Sideritic nodular block. 15" Sideritic block. 93'6" 94'8" 14" Shaley sideritic block. ----?---- 94'8" 96'7" 1'11" Gray to dark gray silty shale, Fe 'bumps' (greatest concentration appears to be in upper few inches). Basal 6" hard dark gray siltstone. Green-gray shaley silt to silty shale (Fe 'bumps') 96'7" 98'3" 1'8" 98'3" 99'11" 1'8" Green to gray and block clay shale, many Fe 'bumps'. Mauch Chunk 99'11" 101'3" 1'4" Shale as above but red.

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Hole 37 Surf. Elev. Depth. 80'9" From To Th. 0 2 2 chiefly overburden, some light gray to whitish, brown stained micaceous sandstone in lower 1 foot 2 5'8" 3'8" Poor recovery:- Fragments of light brown stained fine grained shaley sandstone, micaceous; and brown clayey silt and silty shale; latter probably predominates. Clayson: 5'8" 13'1" 6'9" No recovery. Sludge clayer, locally sandy, coaly at base and at top of following interval - ?- 13'1" 18' 4'11" Predominantly fine grained micaceous light gray, brown stained, sandstone. zones of shaley sandstone in upper 2', Fe stained partings, minor carbonaceous streaks. 18' 25'7" 7'7" Gray to dark gray predom. fine grained micaceous sandstone. Some thin zones dark gray sandy shale. Numerous vertical Fe stained fractures and Fe stained partings. 25'7" 46'1" 20'6" Light gray medium grained micaceous sandstone zones of fine grained SS associated with coaly streaks as follows:- 25'7" to 26'7"; 42'7 to 46'1" (reeiterated). One zone fines with small angular flake of black shale 32'7" to 33'3" Homewood S.S.

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Hole 37 (continued). From To Th. 46'1" 58'7" 12'6" Shale and minor clay as follows:- (46'1" - 58'5" interval has recovery exceeding thickness by 2\frac{1}{4}" - following by actual recovery) 9" Dark gray to black shale coaly shale + 'slate'. 10'8" Dark gray silty shale, locally less fine sandy. 2'10" streaks - Dark gray clay shale 1'4" Black, locally coaly, ? hard clay shale. 6" Gray 'slicked clay', fairly hard, subplastic 58'7" 61'6" 2'' As follows:- 29" (21" actual recovery) Coal 3" Hard black coaly clay 3" Coal 61'6" 66'3" 4'9" Hard clay as follows 8" Hard Black coaly top blocks, scattered fine modules in lower 3" 16" Dark to-light gray flinty block modules (rock's increase in size downward) ? > 15" Flint clay ? Gray, slicked clay, softer than normal. Goes into flinty block + blocks. Scattered modules. 18" Sideritic block, also somewhat softer than normal. Mercer Shale Mercer Coal (lower) Mercer Clay

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Hole 37 (continued) From To Th. 66'3" 68'11" 2'8" Shaley block clay, Fe 'bumps' (Heavy concentrations of 'bumps at 68'7") Mercer clay 68'11" 69'2"? 3" Greenish clay shale, no Fe 'bumps', slicked. (May be more than 3"- core loss of 2'2" between 68'11 and 80'9". - ? - - 69'2"; 80'9" 11'7" As follows (according to actual recovery) 11" Hard dark gray shale siltstone 17" Dark gray clayey shale and shaley clay, Fe 'bumps', finely silty, nr lower 6" Mancly chunk. 23" Dark gray silty shale Fe 'bumps' 12" As above but siltier with light gray+ red streaks 44" as above but red.

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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.

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Hole 38 (continued) From To Th 15" Clay as above with scattered fine nodules 19" Nodular block clay 9" Sideritic block clay (End of Hard clay) Mercer * 6" Shaley block clay Clay Fe 'lumps' 54'6" 70'2" 15'8" (1'8" loss in rec. from red + green silty shales) 7" Shaley block clay --- ? --- Fe 'lumps' (great concentration in upper 4") 11'4" Gray to greenish gray silty clay shale + clayey siltstone. Fe 'lumps' 2'5" Red silty clay and Manch clay shale. Fe 'lumps' chunk Note: Core loss in clay interval divided as follows (for tonnage estimates. 1 foot added to hard block caly clay + coal zone at top 1/2 foot added to 25" zone gray flinty clay 1/2 foot added to 6" zone shaley block clay at base. (See short logs.)

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Hole 39 Surf. Elev. Depth 121'4" From To TH. 0 12'3" 12'3" Overburden (3'+-), silty to sandy shale, carbonaceous from 7'6" and including coaly shale, sandy coal, minor coal. 12'3" 12'11" 8" Carbonaceous fine grained micaceous sandstone, black to dark gray minor shaley streaks 12'11" 15'9" 2'10" Light gray micaceous sandstone, medium to fine grained with carbonaceous streaks and bands of dark gray fine gr. carbonaceous sandstone 15'9" 21'3" 5'6" White to light gray, medium grained micaceous sand- stone, few fine grained zones with minor coaly streaks, some Fe stained partings and some carbonaceous shaley partings. 21'3" 22'11" 1'8" Light gray medium + fine grained sandstone, micaceous, lower 6" shot with coaly and clayey streaks, partings. 22'11" 24'2" 1'3" Hard gray fine grained sandstone to siltstone minor shaley zones. 24'2" 35'8" 11'6" Predominantly gray to black shaley siltstone, locally silty shale, with light gray streaks and lommices of fine sandstone also some carbonaceous shale lommices. Sandstone

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Hole 39 (continued) 35'8" 40'10" 5'2" laminate locally intersecting light gray medium to fine grained sandstone with streaks and laminae of darker, fine grained sand- stone and large inclus- ions of lithology of above interval showing contortion of siltstone + sandy laminae. Minor carbonaceous partings thereout. 40'10" 46' 5'2" Light gray medium to fine grained sandstone. Uniform, micaceous. 2 zones showing laminae of darker fine grained sandstone from 43'6" to 44'7" and from 45'to 45'5" 46' 50'10" 4'10" light gray medium grained micaceous sandstone with occasional inclusions of solitary angular shale fragments. These of dark sandy-silty shale. 50'10" 62'2" 11'4" Chiefly gray sandstone, scattered streaks dark fine grained sandstone + silty shale, zones of shell clay fragments, coaly streaks + partings in basal 4 feet. 62'2" 62'8" 6" Black shale, upper 2" slaty' 62'8" 72'5" 9'9" Dark gray to (locally) black shale, silty from 65'5" 72'5" 73'10" 1'5" Black shale

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Hole 39 (continued) 73'10" 74'4" 6" Dark gray semi-hard clay, (plant remains as in flint clay.) 74'4" 75'8" 1'4" Cool clay, minor shaly partings. 75'8" 81'1" 5'5" Hard clay : 7" Black top block 19" Dark gray to gray block, scattered fine modules. 6" Gray block scattered modules 33" Sideritic block 81'1" 83'1" 2' Shaley block, both siderites + with 'Fe bumps' 83'1" 85'6" 2'5" Dark to light gray silty shale, Fe lumps. 85'6" 86'1" 7' Gray fine grained cross-laminated sandstone. 86'1" 93'1" 7' Greenish gray to gray shale, locally silty, 'Fe lumps': 93'1" 98'1" 5'10" Red and green shale, clayey to silty, local Fe lumps'. 98'11" 116'8" 17'9" Alternating gray to green siltstone and fine grained sandstone Sandstone predominates in lower 9 feet with siltstone as lenses and partings. 116'8" 121'4" 4'8" Gray to light gray fine grained micaceous sandstone, locally cross-laminated.

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Hole 40 Surf. Elev. Depth. 76'4" From To Th. 0 3'5" 3'5" Overburden 3'5" 18'6" 15'1" white to light gray medium to fine grained micaceous sandstone, with partings of white sandy plastic clay (often weathered out leaving Fe brown stains on SS faces). Upper 3' with brownish stain. Coaly partings in lower 3' Claron 18'6" 20'2" 1'8" Light gray medium grained micaceous sandstone coaly partings & minor shaley streaks. 20'2" 22'1" 1'11" Coaly black shale, sandy. Claron Shale 22'1" 23'2" 1'1" Gray shaley clay, some and A coal plant impressions. 23'2" 24'6" 1'4" Coal 24'6" 24'9" 3" Gray carbonaceous sandstone coaly & clayey streaks. 24'9" 30' 5'3" Light gray medium, locally fine grained, sandstone, micaceous, scattered coaly streaks. 30' 43'4" 13'4" Alternating gray med. to fine grained sandstone and sandy to shaley gray siltstone, latter often shows bands & laminae of light gray sandstone. From 40-5 to 43'4" siltstone out except where large inclusions present in medium grained siltstone with coaly streaks. Homewood 43'4" 50'5" 7'1" Gray medium grained sandstone, coaly streaks and partings locally with shale inclusions.

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Hole 40 (continued) 50'5" 62'4" 11'11" Gray to black shale as follows:- 50'5" to 51'4" Gray silty 51'4" to 52' Black to slaty 52' to 60'1" Gray to black silty 60'1" to 62'4" Black clay shale coal in basal part. 62'4" 62'9" 5" Gray semi-hard clay 62'9" 64' 1'3" Coal 64' 70'2" 6'2" Hard clay, as follows:- 19" Dark gray flinty block with scattered fine nodules. 8" Gray block, may be somewhat sandy or silty, some carbonaceous streaks. 47 33" Sideritic blocks. (Shows 'conglomeratic' structure in lower 16") Both fresh siderite and Fe bumps 70'2" 71'8" 1'6" Shaley block clay, very crusty (Fe bumps) 71'8" 74'1" 2'5" Dark gray shaley clay to clay shale with Fe bumps - may be a shaley block clay, but seems more of a true shale. 74'1" 76' 1'11" Sandy shale, mottled red and green + shot with seams of gray sandstone (May be large shale inclusions in s.s.) 76' 76'4" 4" Light gray s.s., inclusions of red + green sandy shale. Mercer? ? Manch Chunk ? (Reworked?)

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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

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Hole 41 (cont.) 12" Dark gray to gray flinty blocks, scattered fine modules. (coaly streak 4" to 5") 10" Gray block, modules in upper 2" 55" (33" actual recovery) Gray sideritic block, heavy concentration of siderite in basal 6", may be silty in upper 8" 68'5" 69'11" 1'6" Shaley block clay, sideritic becoming softer in lower 9" 69'11" 73' 3'1" Gray to dark gray sideritic shale, hard locally silty. 73' 74'2" 1'2" Red clayey shale, locally hard, silty & sideritic, mirror gray streaks.

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Hole 42 Surf. Elev. Depth 75'11" From To Th. 0 2'11" 2'11" Overburden 2'11" 9'9" 6'10" White sandstone, medium grained, micaceous. Partings of sandy white plastic clay. Local iron staining, minor coaly streaks near base. 9'9" 10'9" 1' Light brown gray sandy plastic clay with zones of hard sandstone. 10'9" 20'6" 9'9" Medium to, locally, fine grained light sandstone with reddish brown to pink Fe stain. Faintened clayey partings, coaly streaks and inclusions in basal 4". Whole is probably light gray in color. 20'6" 22'10" 2'4" Medium to fine grained carbonaceous sandstone, cross-laminated shot with coaly, shaley, + clayey streak partings and inclusions. Sandstone shows abrupt grade size changes. 22'10" 29'6" 6'8" Gray silty shale and shaley siltstone with lenses of light gray fine grained sandstone. Occasional identifiable fans on bedding planes. 29'6" 38' 8'6" Light gray, locally gray, medium grained micaceous sandstone, numerous coaly partings. 1/2" coal at 33'6", scattered minor clay + shale pellets 32'6"

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Hole 42 (continued) 38' 38'6" 6" Dark gray mucaceous silty to sandy shale. (May be included sharp contacts - err.) 1" sand stone streak in middle. 38'6" 38'6" 47'3" 8'9" Medium to fine grained light gray mucaceous sandstone, locally banded with darker gray zones of coaly streaks and partings 47'3" 49' 1'9" Hard gray silty to sandy shale, streaks of light gray sandstone. 49' 49'1/2" 1/2" Gray, chiefly fine grained sandstone, shaley streaks. 49'1/2" 50'5" 6" Dark gray to black shale 50'5" 50'9" 4" Dark gray shaley sandstone. 50'9" 52'6" 1'8" Black clay shale 52'6" 52'9" 3" Gray waxy clay, plant remains as in flint clays. 52'9" 53'4" 7" Black coaly shale + clay. 52'4" 60'11" 7'7" Hard clay as follows: 12" Black to dark gray top block, locally coaly, scattered fine modules. 22" Gray flinty blocks, scattered fine modules, some carbonaceous mottling. 57" (Actual recovery 37") sideritic block clay, siderite locally weathered out. 60'1/2" 61'10" 1/2" Shaley block clay, sideritic, concentration siderite 61'4" to 61'6"

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Hole 42 (continued) 61'10" 62'9" 11" Gray silty shale, seclinetic. 62'9" 70'11" 8'2" Greenish gray shale, siltstone and fine grained sandstone, interbedded, 'Fe bumps' throughout. 70'11" 75'11" 5' Green and red silty shale

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Hole 43 Surf Elev. Depth 78'4" From To Th. 0 1' 1' Overburden 1' 13' 12' White medium grained sandstone locally brown stained. Clay partings locally present, more prevalent in lower 2'. 13' 14' 1' Predominantly fine grained locally shaley brownstained mucaceous sandstone. 14' 22'6" 8'6" Medium grained light gray to white sandstone with redalish stain, (unc.) 22'6" 25' 2'6" Gray carbonaceous mucaceous sandstone with coaly streaks. 25' 25'11" 11" Light brown silty, to sandy shale becoming gray down- wards. Conglomerate of clay + shale + carbonaceous fragments in lower 2'; (1½" carbonaceous sandstone at top belonging to interval above). 25'11" 26'10" 11" Dark gray shaley siltstone dominated with scours of fine sandstone. 26'10" 29'6" 2'8" Gray medium grained sandstone with scattered inclusions of dark shale. 29'6" 30'2" 8" Gray shaley siltstone with sandy laminae. 30'2" 30'8" 6" Gray medium to fine grained sandstone with many angular inclusions of black silty shale. 30'8" 32'2" 18" Fine grained lite gray, locally shaley laminated (+cross- laminated) sandstone. 32'2" 36'8" 4'6" Gray to light gray medium grained uniform mucaceous sandstone.

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Hole 43 (continued) 36'8" 39'4" 2'8" Gray medium to fine grained micaceous sandstone showing rapid changes grain size; upper 1' carries streaks and inclusions blackilty shale; lower 1' shot with coaly + cloey streaks and partings. 39'4" 49'4" 10' Light gray medium grained sandstone, zone of coaly partings 42-8 to 44-8, some scattered below this. 49'4" 50'2" 10" Black clay shale 50'2" 50'11" 9" Slaty shale + slate' 50'11" 55'11" 5' Gray to dark gray silty shale 55'11" 57'6" 1'7" Black clay shale 57'6" 57'10" 4" Black waxy semi-hard clay 57'10" 58'1" 3" Coaly black shale 58'1" 63'5" 5'4" Hard clay as follows:- 5" Black top block' clay 33" Gray flinty, block clay numerous scattered dark specs but no true nodules. 26" Sileclitic block clay (becomes gradually softer downward + sileite content increased) 63'5" 64'5" 1' Extremely silelitic shaley -block. So much silelite that character of matrix is obscured. 64'5" 65'10" 1'5" Extremely sileclitic greenish gray shale, gradational with above. 65'10" 66'3" 5" Greenish highly micaceous fine grained sandstone. 66'3" 69'1" 2'10" Greenish siltstone, sandy streaks 68-2 to 68-6, silelitic

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Hole 43 (continued) 69'1" 70' 11" Gray-green to gray silty shale, 'fat lumps' 70' 74'2" 4'2" Red silty shale, scattered fat lumps 74'2" 76'3" 2'1" Red and green silty shale 76'3" 78'4" 2'1" Green silty shale.

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Hole 44 Surface Elev. Depth 64'7" From To Th. 0 11-3 11-3 White medium grained mic sandstone, local clayey streaks. Zone of carbonaceous shale inclusions 7-7 to 8-3 Brown to pink stain locally- 11-3 20-4 9-1 Brown stained fine grained locally shaley sandstone, nicaceous with sandy plastic brown clay in upper 1/4. 20-4 42-6 22-2 Chiefly gray to light gray micaceous sandstone, predominately medium grained, local fine grained zones. Coaly streaky streed, several zones of coaly shale + shaley inclusions. These zones as follows.- 21' to 21'9" 23'11" to 24'9" 31'5" to 32'5" 34'2" to 35'2" 40'4" to 41'3" 42-6 48-9 6-3 Gray to black shale as follows 42-6 to 42-10, Gray silty sh. 42-10 to 44-9, Gray + black sh. 44-9 to 45-1, Black sh. 45-1 to 48-1, Gray to black silt, 48-1 to 48-9. Black clayey 48-9 53-7 4-10 Hard clay:- 27" Gray, locally darker, flint and flinty blocks. Some scattered bledis in dolite. 5" Nodular, relatively small modules 10" Sideritic module 16" Sideretic block dotted modules upper 6".

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Hole 44 (continued) 53'-7" 54'-3" 8" Hard dark gray to black highly sileictic, possibly silty clay or clay shale. Not good shaley blocks. 54'-3" 58'-3" 4' Gray to greenish sileictic micaceous shale and sandy shale, fairly hard, soapy. 58'-3" 60'-3" 2' Olive gray to greenish crumbly siltstone + clayey silt. 60'-3" 60'-5" -2" Light greenish gray clayey silt with pebbles of green clay shale, soft mealy orange clay, and medium grained white sandstone. 60'-5" 61'-8" 1'-3" Greenish silty clay shale, 'Fo lumps.' 61'-8" 62'-4" 8" Gray to white fine grained micaceous siltstone. 62'-4" 63'-7" 1'-3" Silty to sandy gray to olive clay shale, upper 2" sandy. Fa pocks ( weathered ?). 63'-7" 64'-7" 1' Red silty clay shale

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Hole 46 SurF Elev. Depth 65'8" From To Th. 0 6" 6" Overburden 6" 6' 5'6" White medium-grained sparsely micaceous sandstone with partings and seams (1/4 to 3") of white to yellowish sandy plastic clay. Clay seams increase in thicknesses downwards. Locally clay occurs as pockets in S.S. 6' 14'1" 8'1" From 6' to 10'8" as follows: White sandstone with large zones of clay:- 6 to 8 feet includes 8"seam of brownish to gray sandy plastic clay with occasional inclusion of S.S. This seam, as penetrated, is at a high angle to the original axis of core - 6' -> 6'10" -> Hashed up core, poor recovery, pred. clay. 8' -> as above. From 8'to 10'8" sandstone as above with large irregular filling of dark brown dirty (loamy?)clay with S.S., brown clay, + cosy fragments. Only 9'recovery rest probably all dirty clay

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Hole 46 (cont.) 10'8" to 14'1" 10-8 to 12'3" Brown sandy shale to finegrained shaly sandstone with plant fragments. 12'3" to 4'1" White to brownish fine grained sandstone minor sandy shale zones + partings 14'1" 17' 2'11" white to light gray medium grained micaceous sandstone. 17' 21' 4' Gray medium grained micaceous sandstone, minor fine grained zones, carbonaceous streaks and partings. 21' 30' 9' Gray to light gray medium grained micaceous sandstone. Few scattered shale inclusions at 26'6". 30' 30'2" 2" Dark gray silty shale. 30'2" 31'9" 1'7" Medium grained light gray SS. with zones + inclusions of gray silty shale as follows.- 30'2" to 30'11" 31'6" to 31'9" 31'9" 41'9" 10' Light gray medium grained micaceous sandstone carbonaceous streaks and partings, basal 1' bossy and inclusions pellets gray shale. 41'9" 46'7" 4'10" Dark gray to black shale 46'7" 47'2" 7" Slately, [illegible] or 'honey' shale. 47'2" 47'8" 6" Dark gray to black shale 47'8" 49'9" 2'1" Dark gray silty shale 49'9" 51'6" 1'9" Black clay shale 51'6" 55' 3'6" Coal with black coaly shale at base (crossed out). coal at least 12" probably 25"+)

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Hole 46 (cont.) 55' 60'10" 5'10" Hard clay as follows :- 6" Black to dark gray hard 'top block' clay with scattered fine modules in lower 3 1/2" 4" Nodule clay, nodules in semihard matrix. 5' Sideritic block clay. Upper 15" modular, with scattered thin modular zones throughout remainder. 60'10" 62'11" 2'1" Sideritic shaley block clay -- ? -- 62'11" 64' 1'1" Black to gray sideritic locally silty hard shale, may be clayey at top. -- ? -- 64' 65'5" 1'5" Gray to light gray siltstone grading downward into gray micaceous silty shale concentration of siderite at about 64'8" -- ? -- 65'5" 65'8" 3" Mottled red and gray greasy micaceous silty shale with large blebs and stringers of siderite.

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Hole 47 Surf. Elev. Depth 66'3" From To Th. 0 4'-4" 4'-4" Overburden 4'-4" 7'-10" 3'-6" Sandy plastic clay mottled and stained white, gray, and brown. 7-10 7-10=3 7'-10" 10'-3" 2'-5" Light brown shale fine grained micaceous sandstone minor clayey streaks. 10'3" 20'9" 10'6" Medium grained sandstone, light gray, local brownish stain, coal streaks and partings, minor fine grained zones. 20'9" 22' 1'3" Gray medium to fine grained sandstone, med. grained occurs as laminas in other. 22' 24'5" 2'5" Dark gray sandy clay shale with streaks of fine ss. 24'5" 35'1" 10'8" Light gray medium grained micaceous sandstone with coal streaks and partings. Basal 7" very hardly. 35'1" 41' 5'11" Dark gray to black, locally silty shale. 41' 48'4" 7'4" Black clay shale 48'4 50'4 2' Coal 50'4 51'11" 1'7" Waxy gray slicked clay with root? remains. A number of clay increasing in hardness downward, if hard would be a typical flint. 51'11" 57'6" 5'7" Hard clay as follows: 15" Flint to flinty block (hard equivalent above) 15" Nodule clay (Nodule Block) 15" Sideritic nodule block 22" Block -sideritic Flump

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Hole 47 (cont) 57'6" 62'-6" 5' Dark gray to block shale block, 'Fc lumps'. Becomes silty in lower 1'. 62'-6" 63'4" 10" silty hard gray clay 63'4" 64'8" 1'4" Red clay shale, Fc lump. 64'8" 65'4" 8" Green gray silty shale. 65'4" 66'3" 11" Gray to light gray sandy clay shale & clayey sandstone.

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