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Relston Reservoir section
Est. 12.5
Use equation (y)
[23' = slope distance, slope angle = 25\degree
N 70\degree W = Azimuth measurement
Dip of beds 55\degree E, Strike N 5 W
Billings plot]
Upper 2' typical transition platy lite gray
weather siltstone. Remains buff to light
gray weather, fine gr, ss with silty shaly
partings in upper part near base
4.6 Sandstone, even bedded, x bedded medium some
fine gr. wed thick bedded with intraform crl
and plat frags. Frags white weather silky
clastone. Much rip, marking on bed
surfaces. Weather buff.
13.0 As above with less if crl and thicker
beds. Weather's buff
2.6 Shale, gray to black--
Upper 2.0), Gray to dk gray clay,
silty in upper part. About .025
bentonite at base
.4 highly carbonaceous
silty clay, about .1 bentonite
at base
.2 boney clay
3.6 Fine grained, locally argillaceous ss.
some shaly pgs between beds
.4 to 1.0 Silty + sandy clay (shale)
9.