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MO 563
Plainview section
Measured by tape from exposures in railroad
Cut of D & RGW beginning about 1200 feet
North of the crossing at Plainview, in the
NE¼ NE¼ sec 12, T2S, R.71 W, Jefferson Co.
Colorado.
was 41'
17.0
Interbedded fine ss siltitey with
pbbstce
f clay, jelly to
to 20' slowly minor good beds.
ss in thin beds .6 +
16.0 Sandstone, medium to fine grained, in
massive beds .2 to 4.0. In Upper 5' more
massive x 1cm. Below this beds
thinner with finer grain locally siltstoue.
+ Shelly parting progressively more plentiful
down ward. Bedding surfaces of the
lower part are full of worm casts?
Bedding surfaces of most of interval
are ripple marked. R=521 .2 to .6
is life gray very plastic clay with thin
interbeds ss [sample 1] This is same type
cley as interbedded with ss in lower
part of this interval.
ss in upper 5 to 11 ft weather buff
to orange brown. Lower thin beded part
into gray weath.
brick off
24.0 Sandstone massive x bedded medium grained x 1cm.
weatherous red-brown, ridge maker.
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