Field Notebook: CO 1952b
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B.O.V. 33-8.3 (cont) 3. Quarry in SS, fine gr, gray worth, ss over Main clay 4 Clay and siltstone - Dakota clay, 5) Main bed in N of this knob but cut out here. Split is present as silty zone, minor clay. Main bed has basal bentonite-clay. is 5' thick just before cut out and on N to quarry at end of ridge it varies from 3 to 8 ft as overlying SS channels in+ out. A hitock on ss base main clay N 20 W, 65° E South from cut-out at 5 split becomes sandy mad, 6. Thin silty clay in here for 50'w may or may not be force main back No bentclay or rip SS 7 Cross traverse an hogback here - 1st Glen SS forms crest and trace main bed - prob completely out must be down E slope. On west side bench just below crest held up by locally resistant 2nd SS. Basal frieble 15x S 2nd ss platy beds part 1st SS friable, rests on platy beds Dip on 2nd SS 40°, Dip on 1st is 45, so definite flattening out since (6) above Platy beds in at top 2nd SS are 12 to 15 thick. Silty + shaly zone below 2nd ss then thin 3rd, with 66