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ties. The structures are probably most numerous in the semi- 

 hthographic strata of the Mitchell limestone, where several 



Fig. 18. — Pile of waste stone, a result, for the most part, of 

 stylolite-seams. The Consolidated Stone Company, Dark 

 Hollow district, Lawrence County, Ind. 



small partings occur only a few inches apart. Some of the 

 Salem limestone quarries are almost devoid of the phenom- 

 enon; others reveal numerous examples. In some instances, 



