Field notes, Kentucky, undated, 2 volumes
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Jefferson ave. 49) 2 miles SE of Jefferson ave, 686 Clinton level, very carboniferal. 50) 683 Clinton base? lower exposed clay, good clints. 51) Between Ragn & Shrink's Branch, 689 Clinton base? 618 Crummania alveolata ? abundant. 612 Calapezia 611 Crummania calycina. 52) Mass of ht clay but not of the Clinton. No Clinton seen for last mile. 53) 664 Only main coal bed, alveolate? 44 ft lower is Calapezia & Crumman. 1/2 ft lower is streptelasma medulla. Calycina layer is lower still. 54) 595 Phyllotheca dentatum, Septena alpin-tricheti, Platystyle lynx. COH 5/15/61 55) 527 Septema alpin-tricheti Platystyla lynx Dimorphum retusa excellent. Dec. 56) 588 > immense masses of Calycina. some 2 ft wide and 1/30" thick. 596-2 Upon Crummania alveolata? layers, cores large 1 ft and abundant 598-2 Retred low layers abundant, Streptomen retusa & strephela mina. 619 Freely abundant up to Vau level. Farther up they are more scattered. 57) 2 ft 4 in salsum from clints. 3 ft lared triasema. From exposed clay 2ft grayblue w. 18 1/2" 18m, my sample 25 ft. 15th day, 5 1/2 exposed liment as 2 ft 9 in. Upon exposed clay. 677 T of Mjpy exposed clay. The bricks have been shipped down all along the road. While mud has been mined at dead level, good place for low exposed clay, Cedar fades above Jennisse from hill from Oxford.