Field notes, Ohio and Indiana, circa 1914
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Vanceburg, Alum Rock X 38\frac{1}{2} ft (internal top - freestone full of Barnums inner 11 in weathered to white clay, my rubbings, no chance. 15\frac{1}{2} ft S unbury Black shale certain, 2ft 6 in freestone layer top = ripple marked 3 ft 6 in freestone layer top = ripple marked 4 in freestone. 2 ft 10 in several freestone layers, top layer ripple marked. 14 ft 5 in freestone layer, top = ripple marked shaly at base. 1 ft 1 in freestone, ripple marked at top, 4 ft freestone, several layers, 1 ft 8 in freestone, top = ripple marked, base = shaly. 1 ft freestone, shaly at base. 1 ft 5 in freestone layer. 11 in freestone in rather thin layers. 7 in freestone str 2 layers, top of top layer with ripple marks. except near top and base 36 ft 9 in internal, chiefly shale rubble, but covers 4 in freestone 5 ft 6 in arg. shale rubble. 1 ft freestone layer. 6 ft chiefly shale rubble, covered, 1 ft 6 in freestone layer, shaly at base. 2 ft 2 in freestone layer, internal at base B 1 ft 7 in shaly. 7 in freestone. 2 ft shaly, 10 in freestone. 1 ft 1 in shaly, 1 ft 6 in freestone layers - top wave-A marked. 38\frac{1}{2} ft 14\frac{3}{4} ft 3 ft 2/1 42\frac{3}{4} ft 50\frac{1}{2} ft 1 ft shaly. 2 ft 3 freestone layers. 7 ft 6 in {jumbled chalk formed top = 2\frac{1}{2} 1 ft 8 in freestone. 21\frac{1}{2} ft chiefly shaly, inner part more argillaceous and weathering, in lower 5 ft to whitish clay, No phlychastic nodules. Top of Alum shale certain, 24\frac{1}{2} ft 3 in drawn to ROR large, Lynne Williams and chert 15 ft del no top