Field Notebook: Arizona, Texas. 1923, 1924
Page 75
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Transcription
As one gets to deeper in ore begin to see the Paleogric strata and the mins, all of which is duly overlain by the Devonian Carboniferous lareas. At deeper in we enter Queens Buloh and here the first strata are the quart zites of the Lepache series. This is the Trog quartzite about 200 feet. It is a clean white rusty stained fine preserved quartzite in thick beds. Its disconformably overlain by the Devonian limestone. The first portion [illegible] of elements of the Trog sands bound together by lime and then comes the heavy bedded Devonian limestone. Rarely the latter has a quartzite zone. Fossils are scarce here, but we sees most of them turning the tops. How the Devon is once a lean magnesian bed towards the top the lie are poorer and granular reflect with crinoid elements. Saw nothing of special interest. Then came a most interesting ride through the mountains to Miami. We soon pass through the Carboniferous strata and then it is up