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B.O.V. 33-83
(1)
clay bed (main) in here 6 to 8' silty layers, basal
beautonitic clay present. Thins to south and
by (2) one of small beds is in over it as
base Dakota climbs
(2)
3 clay beds in slope. Main bed on ridge side
then one of clays above it in locally up to
5' thick. Dk ss above at thinning, Dk
clay in locally over ss here. Looking
across gap seen that Dk ss cuts
down & all but pinches out main clay,
while Dk. clay is quite thick &
obviously lenticular (See Kozachowic.
NOTE RE DISCOUNT
Helmer section - Disconf in sloly gap
below, 3rd ss & 1st [illegible] ss.
3rd ss thin here (see sect.)
(4)
Old quarry S of Helmer grp.
Section up from base main bed, surface
of which exposed over bed area &
beautifully ripple marked. N 20 W, 65 E
(measuring up)
A 0.2 Beautonitic clay
B 3.6 Clay, silty with thin interbeds silt.
C 40.0 Sandstone, massive x bed & alam,
fine gr. browneth
D 9.0 Interbedded fine grss in beds 0.1
to 0.8 thick, and plastic silty
clay with, finely silty, with some
layers & 1 B's silt. Carb matter
in some layers almost lignitic
clay. Upper 3.8 to 4' mostly pl. clay
with .8 to 1.0 cfp of platy siltstone
and fine ss.
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