Field notes, Cumberland River and Tennessee, 1899
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3) SE hollow very narrow, forming a gully, not a valley. entering the Coole hollow just- above a fence crossing the creek, 200 yds. alove the Oliver Williams house, E side of Coole Hollow. Wavely shaly limestone with intercalated chert beds. One of these beds is found at very base of Wavely: 1 ft. Wavely chert. 8 in. crinoidal greenish rock, with fish teeth of dark purplish brown color, similar to color of nodules at top of Black shale. Also locally Wavely including Black shale material. size = 11 in. light green clay rock with specks of material resembling the purple brain nodule material of the Black shale. 9+ contains the characteristic nodules of the greenish rock overlying the black shale along the Cumberland river in Rye tn cley = Wavely? 18 in. dark sandy rock, partly fine crugh. Oliver fossiliferous Lower Sil. Limestone, 4) 1/2 mi. above Oliver Williams, east side of hollow. 3-4 ft. tactard slate, becoming greenish at top. 2 ft. black shale, Rejected by Mr. Williams. 18-28 in. phosplate rock. 2 tiny, pebble layers partially beneath. Not seen. Reported by Mr. Williams. Sandy Fork Big Hill Coole Hollow Oliver Williams 3 2 4