Field notes, Kentucky (?), circa 1901-1902
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24 61 Near mouth of Cedar Creek W. of Bardstown. Black Slate 8 ft. Coniferous Upper Laurel, not measured Clay not exposed. 5 1/2 ft of limestone as at this Cedar creek exposure. 25 ft Oz good clay on S side of creek [30 ft Oz good clay m N side of creek] = 27 1/2 ft on average 1 1/2 ft. limestone, solid here, lime half weathers elsewhere. 2 ft with chert. 5 1/2 ft thin bedded 14 ft with calcite Ordland. 5 ft indurated clay above, Ordovician. 2ft 6in. Madison rock, 10 1/2 ft. Clayey 1/2 ft. One Cd. alveolata. 5 ft. Fossils in clay rock. 1ft. Coral bed. Tetradium. Cd. halli. 7 1/2 ft down to creek. 49 Cont. from p. 22) 25 (Observed Later than map 22) Written via Rm. W. of Bardstown. 1 1/2 mi. 36 ft. Oz good clay. 13ft 8in. Regular bedded Clint not fossil Mg. 11ft 8in. Massive Ordland rock. {1 ft thin bedded top of Madison. 5 ft 2 in. Softer Madison 6 ft hard Madison 2ft 6in. Rock like above but softer. 3 1/2 ft. Clayey rock weathered to soft stuff 4 in. Fossils in clay rock. 1 in Thin limestone full of good Streph. plummuloma (= vetusta) 3ft 9 in. Clayey rock with fossils 1ft 5 in. Clay rock with fossils. At top is lowest thin fossiliferous hard thin limestone. 3ft. soft clay rock. At very top are almost Protocera and Str. plummuloma 3 ft Great Coral bed, chiefly in middle 2 feet. Calporecia cribiformis rather common at one point. Largest cribiformis = 8 in. Columnaria alveolata. Streptelasma rusticum. (2ft. A strong Columnaria alveolata at top of clay rock. 7 in. Hard blue limestone. Horizon marker. 11 in. Clay rock. 9 in. Clay rock. Streptelasma. 4in. Clay rock. One Cd. alveolata. 3 ft 2 in. Clay rock. One Streptelasma 8 1/2 ft. Covered, probably soft clay shard 3 ft. Clay rock. Some Madison land top. 0 Creek bed. Lower Madison.