Field notes, central Kentucky, 1898
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243- 12 The road now bends east. ward. About half a mile from the bend the Black Slale rests on the Coniferi rous at 1110. The Conifermus is a very dark grey blue rock, like the lower part of the Coniferous in Duffins cut. Two feet 4 in are ex- pred but it is evident that 5 feet of Coniferums are spitted here. The Clinton rests on 7 1/2 feet of Ozgood clayey shale, and this in turn in the Clinton. The Clinton is quite thide but it was not measured. 244 13 Half a mile i actward on the Cox & ap road, up a creek, the Black' Shale rests on the dark brown brecciated Conif- crus at 1050. The Ch- iferous is 11 1/2 feet thick. 2nd contains Devonian Sprifers and Atrypetic relas. I see fairly well stratified rods handled, still Coniferous however, underlies the Conifernsal- ready described + overlies the Osgood. the Clorster but I did not determine its age. The possibility of it being San rel limestone should be kept in mind. A con-siderable thickness of Osgood clay & shale is found beneath and is exposed in the road going Eastward up the hill to the creek. It may be 35- to 40 feet thicker. The Clinton is found in the creek bed exactly at the road crossings. - Notice 8 1/2 ft Clinton at 17 Possibly same " at 18 Possibly little more" at 19 Not more than 10 ft " at 20 15 ft Clinton at 22 With thicker at 23 23 to 25 feet at 25 The Cast is its regular thick- ness, unaffected by erosion. - At 23 are 7 1/2 feet of Osgood At 24 are 35 to 40 in. " And possibly same Sandel at 25 about the same. 149