Field notebook, 1904 : notes from New York quadrangles
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Messengerville Section This section starts in Hd 5A at Messengerville the first outcrop is just below the bridge over the Linnbuioga River the third and largest bridge East to the D.L. & W. RR. The second is in the creek running through East Bird and Messengerville, just West of the D.L. & W. depot. The section goes up the creek through East Bridge. Aug 6 top Hd 5A x A Bas 1048 ft. massive dark S.S. with rather calcareous band Covered 6' x B 13a, 10 5'5'. Shaly greyish brown S.S. 15' + D Shaly S.S. with S.S. lenses on top dark grey 12' + E Shaly S.S. with ? massive S.S. on top 10' N.B. The dip toward the S. 10. is very considerable. To that basaltic readings are much less than thickness. x F Brownish grey S.S. 10' Hd 6A (continuation of above) x A Brownish S.S. Shaly to massive 10' x B Dark grey Sh. S.S. 12' x C Brownish grey Sh. S.S. 8' x D Reddish grey flaky S.S.(1/2) massive light grey S.S.(3/4) Shaly brown S.(1) (bottom a to bottom bridge bas diff 16') 4' X E 4 bed layer. Solid S.S. 1' very Shaly grey S.S. 4' beds, S.S.2', y flaky S.S. with calcareous band. Sp merastrodies. Basalt 117ft. 16' x F massive dark grey S.S. with hard bands sp merast. 13' G Covered at creek. Basalt 4' 12' x H Reddish grey whitish S.S. 1, dark Shaly ? with S.S. lenses on top red dark brownish lamin S.S. 15' x I Shaly dark grey S.S. with large massive S.S. lenses 5' x J Shaly dark grey S.S. 13' X K massive S.S. with S.S. lenses 12' 12am. 1187ft. Aug 11 top Hd 7A x L massive dark light grey S.S. 10' M flaky light grey S.S. rather, massy at top 12' Hd 8A + A massive light grey S.S. 1' B Covered Basalt 1244ft. 30' + C Shaly grey brownish with ? hard massive S.S. and calcareous band on top 8' D Shaly massive grey S.S. 5' E Shaly light grey S.S. X F 16, 2094 ft. A Shaly and marlley grey S.S. 5' B Dark grey Sh. S.S. 9' C Dark grey Sh. S.S. with ? massive S.S. 6' D Covered 20' E Shaly light grey S.S. 12' F Covered 3' G Shaly dark grey S.S. 4' H Shaly 5' I Fluffy grey blocky shale 8'