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Linmoreville. Rollway section,
1/4 mi up the bottom from the station, and
up the second hollow on the west side for
1/4 mi, then up the railway northward.
at forty section below B1000 there
are 38 ft additional of freestone,
and shale freestone making a total
of 274 1/2 ft. Below the Maxville limestone
without exposing the argillaceous
shale quarried by the Peebles Co at
the base of their grassies.
5 1/2 ft {Middle part brecciated,
{Maxville limestone, arenaceous look,
{18 ft Covered
{22 ft Thin shaly freestone rubble.
{13 ft. Into shaly rubble, rather coarse pieces,
{Nine massive freestone, weatherly,
{25 ft Shaly freestone,
{2 ft Massive angular layers of freestone,
{10 ft thin freestone shale rubble, covered section,
{21 ft Rather massive freestones,
{(21 ft shaly freestone,
{(17 1/2 ft shaly freestone a little
Base of rollway exposure. thick,
92 ft interval,
B 1000 - Freestone layers 1ft thick weathering
like large modular slabs.
Linmoreville,
a quarter of a mile westward along
the top of the elm's river cliffs, a
layer of fine clay overlies more
firmly the top of the Maxville
limestone, zigging down into
it about 5 ft.
Maxville section at that locality,
6 ft fire clay, green flint clay.
{2 ft very brecciated, disintegrated
irregular surfaces,
{2 ft Massive brecciated in part,
{integrates easily,
{1ft 6 in soft rather coarse breccia diz-
{1ft 8 in massive coarse grey l.
{at base coarse,
1ft 7 in massive stratum grey lime brecc.
2 inches irregular shaly n breccia parting,
1 ft coarse act grey limestone, lower
surface uneven.
1ft + a - stratum of soft coarse breccia.
10 ft massive compact limestone
with some calcite brecciated pieces,
21 ft Massive grey coarse limestone
brecciated in part.
5 ft very sandy light grey limestone,
Some particles rounded + worn