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and in marking the specimens place
the sheet letter first Dr C, etc - next
place the block number 1 2 3 etc (Cabinets)
next the block letters thus, Dr.2.B.
The first section for each block will
be letters 1 The second section 2.
Each zone of the sections give a small
letter following the section number, thus,
1a, 1b, 1c, etc., marking each zone
of the section whether containing fossils
or not, but in general giving one zone
letter for the rocks not containing fossils
unless some prominent change in character
of the strata is observed and can be decided.
In making long sections which pass across
from one block to the next - change its
block designation, for instance if it
passes from block 2 to 3. The block
designations will change from Dr.2.B to Dr.3.B.
If the change is going southward then its
designation will change from Dr.2.B to Dr.2.C.
In marking the collections put the
Block designations above a line and its
zone designations below thus, Dr.2.B,
1a, 1b, etc.
On passing from one block to next
begin the zonal designations again
thus if sections pass from Dr.2.B
to Dr.3.B. the next zone will
be marked Dr.3.B + write then go on
1a 1b 1c etc - In each case of
crossing a block line note in
notebook between which zones the
boundary line comes, as between
Dr.2.B and Dr.3.B
1f
A.S.Williams
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