Field notes, Kentucky Geological Survey, undated
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272. Chas Baker, Wasm Fork. Black slate. 4 in. dark gray clay slipe. 1 ft very cherty. 4 ft very cherty rock like the immediately b. in appearance, July 12 ft of Devonian exposed further south. On Beesford + Clinton section see other book. Sections 272 & 273 should be interfered in light of White’s station sections - 5 ft¹ clay lid partially unimmediates below the heavy layers of lime stone between 74-10 feet above over arch. L. layer above Cervoidal lid at 273. 271. Phosphatic nodules 1-2 inch long. 102 ft = measured section of Black slate. Dip unknown + real thick ness therefore unknown. 11 ft Devonian resting on coral limestone. 269. Der. l., thick, about as thick as 271. judging by eye. 98. Considerable Der. l., too much broken down by weathering to meas. one. Much cherty. 99. Headwaters of Harrim creek. 3½ mi. W. Canterville. Black shale Black shale agg. immediated lagu films to 1 ft below Dp separating two streaks of black shale stuff crecitated at top. Thin 7ft Der. l. like reccaled layer 4 layers like clay weathered back, a streak seems not to soft to have 5½ ft practically not exposed. Shrunken shaley 4½ ft thick clay slipe mottled 37 feet Beesford clay fairly well exposed, 15 inch. masses in Des. l. 10ft chiefly clay