R. LemOIUIl Fitch, et 81 (DOH) . . Lee County. Va. (Samples exa

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R. LemOIUIl
Fitch, et 81 (DOH)
Lee County. Va.
(Samples exa.ndned by Louise B. Freeman)
1450~·Bentonite.
w1th b10tithflues; occas10nal fragments ot t1ne-gra1ned brown
l_stone.
1451-53'4" - 011 soaked lead wool plug
1453'411
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L181utone. dense brown. lithographio; no JiOro.ity eVident
~ 8 '
1458'6" -64- L1JIelltone. as above with little coar88 caleitll -
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1464-95 - Laestone. very fine-srainad. lithographic. tal:ll ra1'8 fragellll1ts slightly
arg1llaceous; traoe tll8neluoent brown ohert at 1490
1495-1513 - L1mestone sa abo.... w1th 00c88101181 b'fgllle~ts sl1ghtly dolomit1c
1513-21 - Limestone as above; l1ttle brown translucent ohert.
1521-45- Limestone, dense brown. t1ne-a:ra1Il1!1d.
1545-95 - L1IMtstone. t1ne-uaine~ brown; l1ttle slightly arg111aoeous
1595-06 - Lwstons, 1Il0re gray than brown, tine-grained, eome finely stre8ked w1th
calcite
1606-67 - L1l18etOD8~ tan•. fine-grained; few fragments slightlY argillaceous (due
to enol08ed bentonite)
1667-69 - Logged 35,000 oub10 fset gas. ;L1l!lestone,denae and tilli!t-gra1l1lld as above
with a littlo 6t it argillaoeoue; tew tras=ents show 0081'88 vein
oaloite. Beet indioation SO tar in this wall ot fracture aoouauletione.
1669-1705- Limestone. T8%7 t1ne-gra1ned. grayish-tan.
1705-10 - LiJle"tone, brown, tine-gralned. denae.
IIO.lIUl
densely cryata1l11111
1710-59 - Lblt,atone, bro\lll1. tine and Sub-l1thouaphic
1759-96 - L1m.8IltonB, 1II0re tos.1Ut_rous. reaulting 1n aOJle more crystalline.
1796-18011 -L1II_stona. flne-gra1nad to /Slightly orystallln_lvery tln_ly broken I
tracs bentonlte.
1803-1935 -L1meatone, f1ne-grained, sUb-11thographio. tan; ver1 f1nely brOken.
Oocaslonal s11ghtly argillaceoua streus
1935-75 - L1IIIeatoneas above; aOllla very argillaoeous and sray; bentonlt10; straaka
of very dark. sOllltlt1De b~t1t1c bentonUo ln 11!l8lltone
1975-18 - L1IIIeatone, tlne-gra1n, light gray-tan
2018-24 - L1Ileatoae 1II0re grey, a11Vfttly arg111a080u8; bentonitic 11
2024-34 - LlIRestone, very tine-gra1ned and ....ry pale gray
WELL NO. U 110
R. Lemons
lritoh, at 81
Lee CoUllty, Virgin1e
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20}4-ll4 ~L1m..tone, fine-sr81ned., argillaceous; dark red and greeniBh~brown.
20114-50 - Limestone, fine-grained, pille gl'88nish-tan, bantonitio
2050-.56 - L1II88tono, fine-grained, dark br01lI1ish-red, argillaceous
2056-61 - L1mutona, fine-srained, arslllaoeoull, green and red
2061-85 - Limestone. Une-grained, lightorellllly gray, very _ooth
2085-2108 - Limestone, fine-grained, I1thograPhi~} very pale tan
2108-13 - Limeatone, tan, fine-grained, but not so fine a8 above; trace argillaceous.
2113-59 - Lilllll$tonll, ten, lithographic, Tery fine17 broken
2159-64 - IJJIlutone, tlln, fine-grained, alightly bentonitio
2164-jll - Limestono, fine-grained, gray-tan, bentonitic at 2217
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2235..1i3 - Sbatter apns? Limestone, 8011111 slightly argillaceou8,
llIllinl7
Iithographic
with calcite streaks thru it
224}-49 - I,iJIlestono, br01lJl, fino-grained, 80me slightly argillaceous
2249-62- L1IIlestone, gray-brown, fine-grained
2262-73 - Limastono, very fin'-8l'ainod, grayish-tan to tan tgrayish-tllll. oolor due
to bentonitic clays enol0.ed)
2273-89 - LilIIestone, nice clear brown, lithographic
2289-09- Lim8lltone, brown, lithographic
2309-13 - LiIlIestono, croftlll, tine-grained litho8l'aphio
2313-46 - LiIlIestone, lithographic, browniSh-gray to clear brolill i occasional traces
dark bentonite
2346-64 - Lime stone, dilrker and argillaceous;' enclosed bontonltic ell!ly lillie stOIlll
ls less flne-grained thllnabo• •
2364-70 - Limestone, fine-grained. dark brown
2370-75 - L1IlIostone, tine-grained, light gray With some translucent eray cbert.
2375-85 - LillI8stone is 101lll tine-grained than lithographic lilllestone above, 1II.0stl,
brown, traoee slightly argillaceous; llluch brownish-gr8ytransluoent chert.
2385-98 - LilJlestone, brown lithOgraphio, trace! 1inely dololll1t1c at 2390-98
2398-2lj.o3 - Limestone, brown to gray, very tine-gralned.
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R. Lemona
ritcb, at 81
Lee County, Virg11\ia
2403~18 ~ L1mastonG, very tine.lithographic, brown; trace 41'\rk bentonitic
2l+l8~28 ~,L1m&stone, t1nIl-~ined,
gry~tsn
l1ght
2428~53 ~ L1IlleetOM, very dark brown, "ery tinely or;ratallillll
245;~ L1IIestone, very dark brown lithOgraph1o
2507
2507~21 ~
Limestone, vory
tine~l1tboera.pbio,
2521~3} ~
L1JlIestone, dark brown lithographic to vary al1ghtlJ argillaoeous
light tan to
grsYish~tan
253345 - Lilllutone, l1th081"aphlc, 11ghtbroiln, "b1rdseye"
2545~59 ~ L1lIleatona, br01'lll, va'!!'! f1nely crywtslllne to sl1ghtly argillaoeous.
2559-76~ L"atone, light tan, lithOgraphio
2576~87
.. Limlllltone, brown, lithographic with s little alightly dolOl!l1tio.
2567-92
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UJlestell8, lese 01' tbfil l1thographio, lighter tan tinsly crystalline
dolOll1t1c 1taeetone.
2592-2601 .. Limestone, dark gray~brown, t1a.~grailllld, sl1ghtly argillaceous
2601~8 ~
L1Ilutene, brown, fin.~lre.1IIlId.
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2608;'23~
Limestone, l1tbograpb10, br01l!i"
BOlle
alightly argillaceous and 4010-.1tio
2623-61- Limestone, aOllle as abO...., aOl!lt "llore granUlar"; trsoe brown translucent Chart;
chert i8 IIIOre oOlllllon towards ball••
266l~77
- L1IIIestone, brawn, 1ithogrllph1o, With SOllie 01' it containing qUll.llUtiu ot
crystalline aUoit..
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2677-99 -
LilIIelltone, brown, l1thOgrllph10, traoes ot'orystalline cslcit••
2709~26 • L1Mestono as aboTe but 1'11\ely broken aa thOUSn drilled thrOUgh water.
272~28 ~
same, but va1'7 tin.ly pUl"erized.
272842 ~ L1JlI8Iltono, brown l1thoaraph1G With traoe8 of dolall'lite; "ery tinely brokenI
trace8 01' 01ear"o1l01te.
2742-2838.
L~e8ton8,
clear brawn lithographic. "ery tine with tr•• calcite.
283848 - Ir1Jrloatone as abo....;, withee.e darker brown, granu!ar lilleatone, ve17 slightly
argillaceous.
2848-55 - L1llte",tone, bro1ll1 all ..bo.... with
SIll\le
translucont brown chert.
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R. L6aIons
J!'1 tch, ,t III
Lee Oounty. Virginia
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2855-63 - Liaestone. lighter and slightly argillaoeous
2863-78 - L1JlIutolle., brown 11l1ghtly argillaceous and granular
2878-86 - L1JlIestone. verY .li~tly dolomitio and argillaceous; 1i@ht brown
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2886-96 - Limestone. dark brOD, some lithographic. lome al.ightlyarg11laolloue;
brown tra.nalucsnt che~t, and tn, oalcite •
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2896-06 - Limestone. slightly dololll.1t1c «n\'l llrglllac,ol1a as at 2878j with no chert.
Ohert. brown,tralls1ucent.'amber-1ike.
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2906-12 - I.1aeatonll; dark bromo more ars1:llacaouB
2912-18 - L1llIoatone. sl1ghtly 4010lllitioan4 argillaCeoua; gray-brown. like at 2878
2918';25 • Li_ stone. dark' brown, tine-grained, 1Il0lh slightly argillaceous;
gray-gre,n, 40lOll\1tio and arS111aollou,s..'
1l0lllll
lIlcre
2925":32 - Limestone. sOllIe aB abo.,.. sOllUl t1Ae l1thographic. tan
2932-38 "' L1llleitone. finll-grail:U1d tanjl1tt1a slightly greenish and argillaceous
(due to integrated bento~t1o clay)
2938-44 - L~Btone. brown. tine!r ~8ta1l1ne
2944-52- - L1Jllestone. br01ll1; denee lind' tine-gra1ned
2952-89- L1Jllestona. very tine 1ithogrllph1oJ light tan
2989-98 - LlIIeetone, slJIoet 'lIh1ta.l1thograph1c
2998·,007 - L1mBatone, light, lithograph10 part1allr tin~y dolomitio.
3032-37 • l'l010J:11te, oree; finel,. orystalline
3OJ7-li4 '- ,Limutone. l1th0gr8i>h1o'light tan; traoedark Male
3044-51"' L1.Illeeton$, ,Yer, dIlrk·brown.t1ne-sra.:i.ned to slightly 4010lll1tio
3058-65 - L1lI:UIstone. light crellll. dolomitic with aom. very" dark gray shale. i1,lIB-gra1ned.
3073-79 - Do10l1l1te. crelllll. ,findr crystall1ne (llllklO' a1Jllost like lwstone)
d8rk gray, t1ne-grained shale
80118
3079-86 - L1ae8ton$, tan, lithograph10 to 40101ll1t1c; ,01llellha18 88 abon
3103-49 - L1IIIostone, t$ll, lithogilaph1ol some shale as abo.. 0008sionol streiU:.
sl1Bhtly dolom1t1c.
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Shale, very t1ne-grs1nad. dark gray (sl1/llltly green1sh) and smooth.
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R., Lemons
litch. et al
Lee County,. Virgin1a
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3149~57 ~ Shale, calcareoUll and dololll1t1C (looks l1ke densely crystall1ne dolom1te
but 1ncludes much reworked olay)
3157~66
- Dolo21te, , very benton1tio and deep gresn
}166-70 -Sandstone, dolom1t10, .mBd1Ulll grained; muoh verr dark olay-llhale
}170~81 _ Ool0lll1te,. f1nely 811ty nth ceolul101181 large BBnd grains.noloe.d; muoh
bentonite in the dolOlll1te
3181-89.- Ev.n aore bentonit!owittl lars- biotite flakes in the benton1t••
3189-07 :-·Dololll1te. finely crystalline,.denBll. oreu; II01llebllnton1teaa above
3207~15 - Oo1C11lit., IUdiWII crystall1ne,. eNG, some poresity; sa. bentonite caving•.
trace t1ne 811t.
321~7 _ Dol0lll1te" finsl1 cryllta.ll1ne,. 01'811I1, 11 ttle ...ry t inelill1t; b.nton!t.
caTe
}247-61 _ DolCllll1te. a8 above; l1ttle translucent Chert; much cave
Total Depth 3261'