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Section 8 cont.
Thicknes
(feet)
17. Calcarenite, yellow-brown weathering,
becomes well cemented and contains chert
pebbles in upper 5 inches, coll. 8-17,
Schwagerina nelsoni, S. diversiformis,
S. dispansa, Bryozoa, Smaller Foramini-
fera, siliceous sponge spicules . . . . . . . . . . 1 1/2
16. Covered, probably gray shale . . . . . . . . . . 11
15. Calcarenite, orange-brown weathering, a
few cobbles up to 4 inches in diameter,
becomes better sorted and finer grained
towards top of unit especially in upper
5 inches, planar upper surface, coll.
8-15, Pseudoschwagerina robusta, P.
texana, Schwagerina nelsoni, S. cre-
brisepta, S. hessensis? . . . . . . . . . . 4 1/2
14. Shale, gray with slight brown tinge,
siliceous sponges spicules . . . . . . . . . . 5
13. Covered, probably gray shale . . . . . . . . . . 13
12. Calcarenite, green and orange-brown weather-
ing, poorly sorted near base, some fine chert
pebbles near base, upper 4 inches well
sorted, coll. 8-12, Pseudoschwagerina
robusta, Schwagerina crebrisepta, S.
elsoni, S. laxissima . . . . . . . . . . 3 1/2