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AIN-49-08.
16. Exposure of sandstone with interbedded clay, on
top of rim ledge of hogback.
Section #1 (ascending)
Obscured
15.0t Fine to med. gr. massive to ledgy,
cross-laminated sandstone, grey fresh
brown-weathering
3.8 Finely blocky
Silty carb. clay, hard, plant frags.
blocky fracture
About 1" of bentonite-like material
2.0 from top. [This bed is Sample 2]
Below this is 1/2" bed hard silty clay
then soft highly silty, dk brownish
cast shale, becoming progress
siltier down ward. Bszl .9
not fresh.
Sample #1 is at upper 2' above
bentonitic layer.
2.0 Siltstone grading upward to fine-grass,
lower 2t inches somewhat argill.,all
hard, rusty brown weath.-some
rootlet impressions.
3.7 Shaly zone
3.3 Dk gr. clay sh. (weath.)
Sample#3
3.8 <- Sandstone, lower 8 has
some shell
petings, thin beds, locally
frizble, upper 3.0 is fine-gr
with siltst. zones, plant frags
weath: rusty br.