Field notes, eastern Kentucky, 1902
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25) E of Lemonsville. Massive Chert with chert 4ft 9in Clayey thinbed Limestone weathering to clay 5 in. Three beds of limestone together equal - 8 inches. The face of the Richmond is 70 feet farther down the road, Its real thickness is 62 feet; Dip makes it appear thicker. Two specimens of Strophomena planaulma were found near the lower part of this sandy clay, 11 feet below the face of the Richmond and, in the limestone just beneath small good specimens of St. planumula and good Strop. Leptrena c deliculum are seen. The upper part of this thin shiny section beneath contains several species of gastropods, Obirandna, 24 to 23½ ft thick. The limestone section extends beneath and 11 feet lower than the 2½ ft section occurs 94½ trace in large. This is 94½ ft beneath the Chert. Not also reduced = 23½ ft below what was first called the Richmond bed. 1028 ft clayey stuff ruffy near bone No fossils and no calc. 140ft 28 feet clagy lime weathering to rubble upper half with plenty of foo, 2s's & a few Oithni hyprata not large enough for Lyres. 28+8 + 23½ = 59½ feet and no Oithis lyrux, typical & common. A short distance beneath let down far not been seen than limestone beds full of longycom some Oithni hyprata not large & Leptrena c deliculum. 26) East of West branch of Will Creek. Good clay at least 60 feet thick. The many large fossils just beneath at such level but not seen. Fish teeth layers about 3 in. thick as far as seen. Chert conforming about 5½ ft. Binnish layer with traces of speciatum = 2½ ft. Black shale. 27) E side of Blue Bank Creek. 1½ ft from limestone fully Amby. cockia umbonata. Middle & 15 in reddish limestone, massive and overlaid by 1ft cherty lime & ml.