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INDEX. 
Page. 
Kennedy, E. P., clay of, analysis of 54 
pottery of 54 
Kindle, E. M., fossils determined by 7 
Kirkwood Ferry, section at 29 
Kosciusko, rocks near 30, 31, 85 
well at, rocks in 29, 32 
Lafayette County, clays of 55-50, 63-65 
lignite in 28 
rocks in 26, 27, 28, 45 
Lafayette formation, character of ... . 7, 13, 44-46 
clays of 68-69 
distribution of 7, 8, 27, 35, 43, 44-46, 78, 81 
utilization of 85-86 
water from 46 
Lagrange group, correlation of 25 
56 
56 
34-35 
40 
10 
Laird, clay near 
clay near, analysis of 
Langdon, D. W., on Jackson formation 
on Oligocene beds 
Lauderdale chert, correlation of 
Lauderdale County, lignite in 28 
mineral waters in 90 
rocks in 29 
Laurel brick clay, analysis of 68 
description of 68 
Laxispira lumbricalis, occurrence of 21 
Leaf River, clays on, analysis of 67 
deposits on 43 
Leake County, rocks in 31, 85 
Leda longifrons, occurrence of 17, 21 
pinnaformis, occurrence of 21 
protexta, occurrence of 21 
Lee County, rocks in 14, 17 
Legumen planulatum, occurrence of 17, 21 
Leptaena rhomboidalis, occurrence of 9 
Leptosolen biplicata, occurrence of 21 
Lesquereux, Leo, fossils determined by 27 
Lick Creek, clay on 52-53 
Lignites, analyses of 88 
occurrence of 13, 25-28, 49, 78, 87-89 
Lignitic formation, correlation of 
Lima acutilineata, occurrence of 
reticulata, occurrence of 
Lincoln County, rocks in 
Linearia metastriata, occurrence of. . 
Liopeplum canalis, occurrence of 
cretaceum, occurrence of 
leidermum, occurrence of 
subjugosum, occurrence of 
Liopistha bella, occurrence of 
25 
.. 17-21 
21 
42 
21 
21 
21 
21 
21 
17 
protexta, occurrence of 17, 21 
Lisbon beds, occurrence and character of . . 33 
Lithophagus ripleyanus, occurrence of 17 
Lithostrotion canadense, occurrence of 11 
Livingston, Ala., well at, record of 77 
well at, rocks in : . . 16, 76 
Loess, bluff of, view of 18 
occurrence and character of 7, 48-49, 69-70 
Loess clay, description of 69 
Logan, W. N., on Oktibbeha County geol- 
ogy 19,25 
Lowndes County, marl from, analysis of. . . 90 
rocks in 12, 14, 17 
Lunatia obliquata, occurrence of 21 
M. 
Maben, recks near 
Mabry, T. O., on loess 
McCalley, Henry, on Tullahoma chert. 
McDougle mill, rocks at 
McDowell clay, analysis of 
description of 
McGee, W J, on Lafayette formation. 
on loess 
Page. 
26 
48 
10 
11 
58 
45 
48 
McMaster mill, rocks at 10,11 
McNutt Hill, fossils from 35 
Mackys Creek, rocks on 11 
Maclin clay, analysis of 57 
description of 
Macon, limestone near, analyses of 7£,8S 
Selma chalk at, view of 18 
Mactra lateralis, occurrence of 40 
Madison County, rocks in ;->6 
section in 36 
Madrepora mississippiensis, occurrence of. . 38 
Mahon, section near 58 
Map, geologic and contour, of Mississippi. . . 6 
Marion, lignite from 28 
Marion County, marl from, analysis of 
Marls, analyses of .0 
occurrence of 89-91 
Marshall County, clays of 55-56, 58-63 
rocks in 26, 1 
Memphis, Tenn., well at, rocks in 21 
Meridian, mineral water near 
Meristella arcuata, occurrence of 
Metals, ores of, occurrence of 87 
Midway, Ala., rocks at 22 
Midway group, occurrence and character 
of 7, 22-25, 79 
section of 24 
Mineral resources, account of 49-91 
Mineral waters, occurrence and production 
of 90-91 
Mingo, section near 11 
Mingo-Yellow Creek section, figure showing 7 
Miocene rocks, character of H 
Mississippi, cooperation of U. S. Geological 
Survey and 6 
geology of 7-49 
map of 6 
mineral resources of 49-91 
production of 49 
Mississippi, Geological and Agricultural Sur- 
vey of, history of 5-6 
Mississippi River-Alabama section, figure 
showing 8 
Mississippi Springs, rocks at 41 1 
Mississippian rocks, limestones of 76 
occurrence and character of 10 12 
Mobile, well at, rocks in 44 
Monroe County, rocks in 11, 12,14,17,19 
Montgomery County, rocks in 29 
Moodys B ranch, fossils at 35 
Morton clay, analysis of ' 69 
description of . 68, 69 
Moss clay, analysis of 64 
description of 64 
Muddy Creek, rocks on 23 
N. 
Naheola clay, correlation of 25 
Lyell, Charles, on loess . 
48 > Natchez, rocks ut. 
