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Natica mississippicnsis, occurrence of 38 
Nautilus dekayi, occurrence of 17,21 
Nemodon brevifrons, occurrence of 21 
enfalensis, occurrence of 17,21 
Neshoba County, rocks in 31, 85 
Nettleton, well at, rocks in 88 
New Albany, well at, record of 19-20 
New Scotland beds, fossils of 9 
occurrence and character of 7-10 
Newton, fossils from, near 33 
Newton County, fossils from 33 
Noxubee County, rocks in 15,17,19,23 
Nucula cuneif rons, occurrence of 21 
percrassa, occurrence of 21 
perequalis, occurrence of 17 
slackiana, occurrence of 21 
O. 
Oaknoxubee River, rocks on 18, 77, 82 
Ocher, occurrence of 49, 89 
Oil, nonoccurrence of 87 
Okatibee Creek, rocks on 30-31 
Okolono, limestone from, analysis of 83 
Oktibbeha County, limestone in, analysis of 83 
rocks in 17, 23, 25 
Oligocene rocks, character of 7 
Orange sand. See Lafayette formation. 
Orthotetes woolworthanus, occurrence of. . 9 
Ostrea falcata, occurrence of 19 
gigantea, occurrence of 38 
larva, occurrence of 17 
plumosa, occurrence of 21 
subspatulata, occurrence of 21 
tecticosta, occurrence of 21 
vomer, occurrence of 17 
sp., occurrence of 15,17 
Owl Creek, fossils from 20-21 
rocks on 20 
Owl Creek marl, occurrence of 20,22-23,55 
Oxford, pottery at 55 
Oxford clay, analysis of 65 
description of 64 
P. 
Pachyeardium spillmani, occurrence of 21 
Paden clay, analysis of 52 
description of 52 
Paint, manufacture of 50 
Panola County, lignite in 28 
rocks in 28 
Panopsea decisa, occurrence of 21 
Parham clay, analysis of 57 
description of 57 
Paris, well at, rocks in 28 
Pascagoula formation, correlation of 40 
occurrence and character of 7, 40 
Pascagoula River, rocks on 43 
Pearl River, glass sand on, view of 32 
rocks on and near 31,34,38 
Pearson, rocks near 42 
Pecten quinquecostata, occurrence of 17, 19 
quinquenarius, occurrence of 21 
venustus, occurrence of 17 
Pectunculus subaustralis, occurrence of 21 
Bull. 283—06 7 
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Pennywinkle clay, analysis of 51 
description of 51 
Perissolax octolirata, occurrence of 17, 21 
Perry County, mineral waters in 90 
Pholas cithara, occurrence of 21 
Phosphates, occurrence of 49, 89-90 
Pickensville, Ala., well at, record of 81 
Pineville, rocks near 39-40 
Pinna laqueata, occurrence of 21 
Placenticera sp., occurrence of 15, 17 
Placuna scabra, occurrence of 19 
Platyceras tenuiliratum, occurrence of 9 
Platycrinus huntsvillei, occurrence of 11 
Plicatula saffordi, occurrence of 17 
Pontotoc, rocks near 24 
Pontotoc County, rocks in 23, 24 
well in, record of 19-20 
Poorhouse clay, analysis of 58 
description of 58 
Popping clay. See Porters Creek clay. 
Port Hudson formation, clays of 70-71 
occurrence and character of 7,46-48 
sections of 46 
Porters Creek cla y, analysis of 55 
description of 54-55 
occurrence and character of 23-25 
topography of 18 
Portland cement, analyses of 73 
composition of 73-74 
history of 71-72 
manufacture of 72-75 
production of 72 
raw materials of 72-74, 75-84 
Portland cement plant, cost of 75 
fuel for 74 
location of 74-75 
materials for 75-84 
supply for 74 
Post-oak land, description of 18-19, 80 
Potteries, statistics of 50 
Pottery, manufacture of 50-51,53 
Prairie land, description of 18-19, 80 
Prairie Rock, limestone near, analysis of... 79-80 
rocks near 18 
Prentiss County, rocks in 11,12,14,17 
Proetus protuberans, occurrence of 9 
Pterocerella tippina, occurrence of 21 
Pugnellus densatus, occurrence of 17, 21 
Pulvinites argentea, occurrence of 21 
Pyrifusus bellaliratus, occurrence of 21 
subdensatus, occurrence ot 21 
Py ropsis sp., occurrence of 17 
Q- 
Quaternary rocks, clays in 70-71 
occurrence and character of 7, 44-49 
Quilby Creek, rocks on 18, 78 
R. 
Radiolites, sp., occurrence of 17 
Rankin County, clays of 69 
limestone of, analysis of 84 
marl from, analysis of 90 
rocks in 37, 42 
