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In quarry
N. 30° W, 60° E
Helmer Ranch Section # 1
Measured at gap in hogback, Helmer Ranch.
Lower part of section taken in a gap in
plow sand quarry, upper part south of gap,
on N. side gap.
Measured from b25a up.
Continued
↓ 16.0 ± Green silty claystone, red zone in upper .6
5.0 Argill fine ss & sandy clstn, lite gray weathering
1.6 Sandstone, fine gr., massive buff weath.
2.0 Silty to sandy clstn & argill fine ss
lite gray weath., some red weath. zones
3.7 Sandstone, massive fine gr., buff to
weath. Some basal intracal end numerous
shale lenses
lenses
Cap weaths Fe brown
has some cal pebble tok surface.
Locally fine pocezzucous siltstone lens
near top
Dis
Discounf. Same
51.0+ Sandstone, massive, cross laminited
fine to coarse, conglomeratic
zones. Much cal in lower 8'-clert
pebble with lenses & large frags hard
claystone locally. Upper 10 to 15' not
very calcic.
5.5 Zone of claystone. Lower 1' red stained
Argill siltstone, then 4.5 of silty cltq
chiefly green-gray, red zones in upper
1.5... Remender is wash covered
Disconformity
40