206 



Bean Blossom is now aggrading its cliannel. The region tlius dissected 

 by stream-cutting presents an intricate mass of small, deep canyon-lilve 

 valleys separated by sharp ridges. 



STRUCTURE. 



The Mississippian rocks of northern Monroe County are divided into 

 the following formations beginning at the top; Mitchell limestone, Salem 

 (Bedford) limestone, Harrodsburg limestone and the Knobstone (the lattc 

 including the Riverside sandstone and the New Providence shales). These 

 formations are exposed in the order named as one passes across the 

 county from west to east. The dip is to the south of west. 



SECTIONS.* 



Section 1.— From Stout's Creek east to the top of the divide on thQ 



half section line of Section 8, Bloomington Township: 



Harrodsburg limestone— * 



Feet. 



1. Unseen 20 



2. Thin-bedded limestone 15 



3. Very thin-bedded, gray limestone (crinoid stems abundant). 5 



4. Thin-bedded limestone 10 



5. Massive limestooie forming base of cliff 20 



Knobstone — 



6. Massive sandstone 20 



7. Shaly sandstone and sandy shale 32 



8. Unseen 25 



Total 147 



Section 2— On small creek near northwest corner of northeast 'A Sec- 

 tion 7, Bloomington Township: 



Oolitic— 



Feet. 



1. Unexposed 70 



Harrodsburg limestone— 



2. Thin-bedded limestone (Spirifer) 2 



3. Unseen 12 



*The strata of the -sections are numbereJ from the top downward. 



