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Section 857 b continued
Unit No. thickness Description
3 0.2 grayish brown massive mudstone
pollen sample 857c
4 0.6 interbeds of tan vfg a or sa
ss and dark grayish brown
mudstone laminae, Mudstone about
1/4" thick. SS interbeds n 6" thick
5 0.5 tan siltstone and fissile
grayish brown shale in 1-2" interbeds
6 1.0 siltstone tan and brownish
gray mudstone 1/4 to 3/4 inch beds
photo 6 - solification has bent the beds
giving the appearance of cross bedding
7 1.4 1/8-1/4" varve / siltstone (tan) with ferrugeneus
yellow-brown mudstone, & varve becoming
thicker and thinner irregularly above
0.8 with siltstone units
thickening to 1 inch above this point
Pollen sample 857d
Unit
8 1.6 has become = 1/2-1 inch
bedded grayish vfg a-sa ss
w/ mudstone laminae
Above 1 shovel handle, the unit is
all siltstone
top of section in gravel beds.