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Charlotte County Descriptions

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Munsell Color Classifications (pdf)

CH-01
Sand; Very Light Orange to Dark Gray; Grain Size: Medium; Range: Fine to Course; Roundness: Angular to Rounded; Low Sphericity; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Shell-15%, Heavy Minerals-15%; Other Features: Weathered; Fossils: Fossil Fragments, Mollusks, Barnacles;
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CH-02-SS
Shell Bed; Very Light Orange to Moderate Dark Gray; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Quartz Sand-40%, Heavy Minerals-02%; Other Features: Weathered; Fossils: Fossil Fragments, Mollusks, Barnacles, Sharks Teeth;
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CH-02-BB
Sand; Yellowish Gray to Moderate Gray; Grain Size: Medium; Range: Fine to Very Course; Roundness: Angular to Rounded; Low Sphericity; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Shell-15%, Heavy Minerals-03%; Other Features: Weathered; Fossils: Fossil Fragments, Plant Remains;
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CH-03
Shell Bed; Very Light Orange to Moderate Light Gray; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Quartz Sand-10%, Heavy Minerals-01%; Other Features: Weathered; Fossils: Fossil Fragments, Mollusks, Barnacles, Echinoid;
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CH-04
Sand; Yellowish Gray to Moderate Dark Gray; Grain Size: Medium; Range: Fine to Very Course; Roundness: Angular to Subrounded; Low Sphericity; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Shell-45%, Heavy Minerals-02%; Other Features: Weathered; Fossils: Fossil Fragments, Mollusks, Barnacles, Bryozoa;
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CH-05
Sand; Yellowish Gray to Moderate Dark Gray; Grain Size: Medium; Range: Fine to Very Course; Roundness: Angular to Subrounded; Low Sphericity; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Shell-30%, Heavy Minerals-05%; Other Features: Weathered; Fossils: Fossil Fragments, Mollusks, Barnacles, Bryozoa;
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CH-06
Sand; Yellowish Gray to Moderate Light Gray; Grain Size: Medium; Range: Fine to Course; Roundness: Angular to Subrounded; Low Sphericity; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Shell-20%, Heavy Minerals-05%; Other Features: Weathered; Fossils: Fossil Fragments;
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CH-07-SS
Sand; Very Light Gray to Moderate Gray; Grain Size: Medium; Range: Very Fine to Course; Roundness: Angular to Subrounded; Low Sphericity; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Heavy Minerals-15%, Shell-05%; Other Features: Weathered; Fossils: Fossil Fragments;
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CH-07-BB
Sand; Very Light Orange to Moderate Gray; Grain Size: Medium; Range: Fine to Course; Roundness: Angular to Rounded; Low Sphericity; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Shell-40%, Heavy Minerals-02%; Other Features: Weathered; Fossils: Fossil Fragments, Mollusks, Barnacles;
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CH-08-SS
Sand; Very Light Gray to Moderate Gray; Grain Size: Medium; Range: Fine to Course; Roundness: Angular to Rounded; Low Sphericity; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Shell-35%, Heavy Minerals-02%; Other Features: Weathered; Fossils: Fossil Fragments, Mollusks, Barnacles;
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CH-08-MB
Shell Bed; Yellowish Gray to Grayish Brown; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Quartz Sand-10%, Heavy Minerals-05%; Fossils: Fossil Fragments, Mollusks, Barnacles, Echinoid, Bryozoa;
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CH-08-BB
Sand; Yellowish Gray to Moderate Gray; Grain Size: Medium; Range: Fine to Very Course; Roundness: Angular to Rounded; Low Sphericity; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Shell-45%, Heavy Minerals-02%; Other Features: Weathered; Fossils: Fossil Fragments, Mollusks, Barnacles, Echinoid, Bryozoa;
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CH-09-SS
Sand; Yellowish Gray to Moderate Dark Gray; Grain Size: Medium; Range: Fine to Very Course; Roundness: Angular to Subrounded; Low Sphericity; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Shell-15%, Heavy Minerals-15%; Fossils: Fossil Fragments, Mollusks, Barnacles, Echinoid;
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CH-09-BB
Sand; Very Light Orange to Moderate Dark Gray; Grain Size: Medium; Range: Fine to Very Course; Roundness: Angular to Rounded; Medium Sphericity; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Shell-30%, Heavy Minerals-05%; Fossils: Fossil Fragments, Mollusks, Barnacles;
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CH-10-SS
Sand; Yellowish Gray to Dark Gray; Grain Size: Medium; Range: Fine to Granule (2-4 mm); Roundness: Angular to Subrounded; Low Sphericity; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Shell-40%, Heavy Minerals-05%; Fossils: Fossil Fragments, Mollusks, Barnacles, Bryozoa;
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CH-10-BB
Sand; Yellowish Gray to Dark Gray; Grain Size: Medium; Range: Fine to Course; Roundness: Angular to Rounded; Medium Sphericity; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Shell-15%, Heavy Minerals-15%; Fossils: Fossil Fragments;
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CH-11
Sand; Yellowish Gray to Dark Gray; Grain Size: Fine; Range: Very Fine to Course; Roundness: Angular to Subrounded; Medium Sphericity; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Shell-35%, Heavy Minerals-05%; Other Features: Weathered; Fossils: Fossil Fragments;
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CH-12-SS
Sand; Yellowish Gray to Moderate Gray; Grain Size: Fine; Range: Very Fine to Medium; Roundness: Angular to Subrounded; Medium Sphericity; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Shell-45%, Heavy Minerals-02%; Fossils: Fossil Fragments, Mollusks, Barnacles, Echinoid, Bryozoa;
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CH-12-BB
Sand; Yellowish Gray to Moderate Gray; Grain Size: Fine; Range: Very Fine to Medium; Roundness: Angular to Subrounded; Medium Sphericity; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Heavy Minerals-15%, Shell-10%; Fossils: Fossil Fragments;
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CH-13
Sand; Very Light Orange to Moderate Light Gray; Grain Size: Fine; Range: Very Fine to Medium; Roundness: Angular to Subrounded; Medium Sphericity; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Heavy Minerals-05%, Shell-03%; Fossils: Fossil Fragments;
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CH-14-SS
Sand; Yellowish Gray to Moderate Gray; Grain Size: Medium; Range: Very Fine to Very Course; Roundness: Angular to Subrounded; Low Sphericity; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Shell-45%, Heavy Minerals-02%; Fossils: Fossil Fragments, Mollusks, Barnacles, Echinoid;
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CH-14-BB
Sand; Yellowish Gray to Moderate Light Gray; Grain Size: Medium; Range: Very Fine to Very Course; Roundness: Angular to Rounded; Low Sphericity; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Shell-45%, Heavy Minerals-02%; Fossils: Fossil Fragments, Mollusks, Barnacles;
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CH-15-SS
Shell Bed; Yellowish Gray to Moderate Light Gray; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Quartz Sand-15%; Fossils: Fossil Fragments, Mollusks, Barnacles, Echinoid;
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CH-15-MB
Sand; Very Light Orange to Light Gray; Grain Size: Fine; Range: Very Fine to Fine; Roundness: Angular to Subrounded; Medium Sphericity; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Shell-02%, Heavy Minerals-03%; Fossils: Fossil Fragments;
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CH-15-BB
Sand; Yellowish Gray to Moderate Light Gray; Grain Size: Fine; Range: Very Fine to Medium; Roundness: Angular to Subrounded; Medium Sphericity; Unconsolidated; Accesory Minerals: Shell-10%, Heavy Minerals-05%; Fossils: Fossil Fragments, Mollusks;
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