Field notes, Kentucky Geological Survey, undated
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59 At crossing over Lulbegrand Road 5 of Abbotts Mill. 73 ft to face of Clinton Grove Ford 60 East of Aiken, on road from Pittsgoule to Merritt, Including the barren layer again. Next to the brecciated is total stricture. 1 The D formation is 5ft. The lower 18 inches formed with very little shert, most of the angle looks like red which elsewhere is brecciated, near Gorseyfield stand Mill filled. Part o-5. W. of Aiken, east of DC on an emb. Residual clay on chalky shale try near old Simpson Creek place. 61 Pike junction 2 am't to Merritt, limestone partly exposed; slags, corresponding to soft clayly 11½ ft. Clinton The in the bottom Calycula Dalmanella etc. numtous Pholadomya fuscastra are worn beads. It andy crevice bed any 2 sandy sh. of fine grit and brick. Fault bringing about 20 feet up nearly up to D or lower clay and stone, by the junction channel; 62. Merritts Ferry above Beland landing in much red 4 ft above river to top of Lamelli- larger a slent drift area Streptilacema abne Tetradinum Tetradium layer, are found, chiefly felon 20-35 ft chief 30-35 ft Somoyeose Tetradium filatum layer. 35 ft above road at turn is Limestone line about river level. broken in 5ft clay shale Grasse sand, larger at top, 12 ft Clinton about (probably 14) 125 ft to face of Clinton m. 44 ft rise to highest point in road at turn; and lynx few, 12m red clay rocky layer & Stromata 6½ft soft clayey shale 3 in. Lobelia? chondratis layer cm grist brick weather snuthly, 11ft Ph. lynx + Snyz sps very abund- Strobilula signata Saygzaus. 6 in. A sphygina fordani (Litho) lynx, 12m Lamelli branch, abundant Lettere. ½ ft 2 in. from river to head layer forming top of ledge at expense. front & exosome clayey shale + not less informs but upper 2 feet start in river abundant fossils at top = both are red & Lamelli bands do. 44+125=169-4=165 ft Lamelli to Clinton -14/15 3½ = Lynx top to Clinton