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Section 4 contd.
Thickness
(feet)
3. Shale, blue-gray with some brown lenses,
becomes sandy upwards in unit, very silty
throughout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
2. Sandstone, light yellow and brown weathering,
very fine sand grains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1. Conglomerate, large boulders up to 1 foot in dia-
meter, the larger boulders are dark limestones,
pebbles are mainly chert, base of unit not
exposed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at least 30
Covered below.
Section 5
Measured near the northeastern end of the ridge which
extends northeastward from Dugout Mountain. Dips in the
lower portion of the section are extremely variable, ranging
from 15° to 30°.
Top of measured sequence
Thickness
(feet)
Lenoxhills Formation
5. Conglomerate, with pebbles and cobbles of
lithologies representing most of the older
rocks in the Marathon fold belt . . . . . . . . 150