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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.