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39 Wall Sand
40 Splay mem
65
40
60.6m 1646.3: dk gray-brown shale
swale-former, brownish
smooth slope on east side of creek
41
52.1m 1698.4 Unit of alternating
- lenticular channel sands with
epism units, parallel laminae.
ripple, carbon trash
- coals up to 2m
- laminated mudstones
- splay like sandstone
basal ss is 3-5 m thick
42
42.3m 1740.7 - as unit 41, basal sand
is about 15m, then interbeds
of sand shale coal
coal near top is 1 m
Change from tape to Jacob Staff: dip is 82°S
43
28m 1768.7 dk gray shale, covered in
swale (dip 80-64°S = ? = 72°S)
44
26 m 1794.7 shale becomes exposed in
cut bank; interbeds of coal
(minor) and mudstone C ↑ W sand
POLLEN 8540L
1979 Megafossil locality
rooted / Avehkheites affinis
45
28m 1822.7 grungy ss unit, slumpy and
covered; generally reddish
stains ss 2-3 m thick
with undetermined interbeds
46
76 m 1898.7 grungy ss and carb rich
mudstone interbeds; irregular
bedding
good exposure starts at 16m
well exposed on west side of
creek ↓
interbedded coals (to ½ m)
dark shales and thin
rare sandstones.
dip 40°S at 24m
1 m sand at 30 m
3m lentic sand at 46 m
dip 35°S at 64m
3m lentic sand at 65 m
trough v-beds, convolute
pollen 8540 m at 72
end of base of ss
47
10m 1908.7 lenticular yellow-brown
med-sand channel
varies from 4-10 m
carbon mush at base