Field notes, Kentucky (?), circa 1901-1902
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30 V Meet of La Trappe. Black shale. 11-16 ft. limestone felar. More thin and claye also. Upper Lannel. 7\frac{1}{2} ft. Limestone. Lower Lannel. { 2 ft soft clay. upper Osgood clay. 1\frac{1}{2} ft. fern clay limost. in attaining to rubble. } 31 ft. soft clay. Osgood. Clinton - trip. 88. Half a mile (= \frac{5}{4} mi ?) N of New Hope. Black shale. 8 in. thin crinoid. Coniferous. 5 ft. Lannel l. (= Osgood limestone ?) 35 ft Osgood clay 11\frac{1}{2} ft. cherty Clinton. 2 in. chert bed. distinct. 4 ft. massive, with calcite. 4 in. soft clay. with lone Tetradium. 2 feet forming whitish limestone where Tetradium is common 3 feet 8 in. blue clay rock. 89 Tilford Station. Distillery N of New Hope. 4 ft. Coniferous. Crinoidal, cherty. Plenty of chert. 1\frac{1}{2} ft. brown sandy {conglomeratic above with rock very small pebbles, Fish teeth and other fish remains in lower 1 foot. 5\frac{1}{2} ft. clay limestone. No chert. Osgood? 19\frac{1}{2} ft Cherty cherty at middle + trip Massive at base, with calcite { Soft blue clay } 23 ft. {Madison like rock not well expressed. Great Coral bed. Columnaria alver-lata. 90 Willow Spring Distillery. Between Cone Holler & Tilford Station. For upper 5\frac{1}{2} feet see section above. 12 feet to top of very cherty layer. 2 in. good chert bed. 7 ft 4 in. Massive Clinton with calcite. 6 in. Largely. 2 ft 3 in. Tetradium abound ant but not as common as at New Hope. 5 ft. Harder Madison bed. Softer Madison bed.