Field Notebook: 1963b
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7-16-1 34 UNIT becomes a purplish SILTSTONE weathering purplish. CARRIES some frags of burned wood upper 2" 35.4 Olive drab or TAR SHALE (1" only) SILTSTONE & SILTY CLAY Somewhat LIMONITE STAINED Many leaves & SALVINIA found here with monocot fragments. SALVINIA 2 leaves found. Clay turns purple grey about 4 inches up bears monocot leaf 9 stem frags + CABOREAC COAL MATTER & LIMON. 37.5 CONCRETIONS HEAVY CEMENTED CLAY CONCS. Interior grey, surface MAROON - FLATFACED 'Grey flint concs.'