Field notes, Kentucky (?), circa 1901-1902
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26 at 30 Times Distillery, at RR crossing. Waldron, only 4 ft exposed. 8 in. Top of Laurel limestone oolitic R Corniferous chert with small Ambrevelia abundant. 7 1/2 ft. Louisville. 9 1/2 ft. Waldron 8 in. Oolitic Laurel. S Oolitic top of Laurel. 71 Cut E of Goshurg or 1 foot limest, lower half weathering soft. 10 ft. more white & bedded well. 8 ft. Massive Botland, with calcite. 10 in thin bedded layer. 4 ft clay, soft at top and bottom. 8 ft. Madison bed. 18 ft soft greenish clays rock. 1 ft. Coral bed, Columnaria alvedata Electr. 12. Cut. Well bedded Clinton begins above the middle. 73 1/4 mi. NW of Botland. Lower Laurel (bular clay) at top of hill. 72 West of Needmore, in Cane Run, NW of Botland. Above bridge down to below bridge. 45 feet Ozgood clay, S of bridge. Thick section probably due to cliff of rock towards north here. 1 ft limestone weathering below. 16 1/2 ft. whiter & better bedded. 6 ft. Massive, Lower 6 in. thin bedded but not distinct from the rest. 1 ft. clay rock. 1 ft. soft clay. 5 ft. Greenwich clay rock with Tetradi- nus at all levels. Madison bed. 72B Stewart creek E of Bardstown. Fine exposure of Laurel clay Lower Laurel Ozgood clay Clinton well bedded and Botland bed 72A Cove creek entering Mill creek in B. pike. Botland bed. 1 ft Thin bedded top of Madison. 7 ft. White clay rock full of Tetradius. Heavy Massive Madison. 22 ft Hard blue clay at top of coralliferous Rich- mond, contains distinct trigas. Rubble limestone and clay. Great coral bed.