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fairly hard beds, one of 0.5
at top.
W 0.2 Lower 0.1 is waxy gray bentonite
clay, upper 0.1 black shale.
X. 5.3 Argillaceous siltstone, blocky
fozcture, hard. Upper 0.6 local ledge
Y. 0.3 Lower 0.2 is waxy gray
bentonitic clay, upper is dk gray
shale.
Z. 2.1 Argillaceous siltstone as in X
AA. 2.4 Siltstone and fine sandstone
in thin beds, silts is argillaceous,
some limy beds and Fe brown
concs. of limy matter. Forms
persistent Fe brown ledge.
BB. 23.0 Argillaceous siltstone grading
upward into fine argill SS.
Lowr 15' fairly argill, with
minor shaly siltstn. Upper 8'
sandy beds begin to appear.
This end CC above are similar
to unit R. BB grades
into ledge of CC
CC. 18.9 Sandstone and siltstn. Fine, argill,
massive, irreg bedding with
argill, dk ptngs. + carb frags.
whole forms crumbly, blocky
weathering ledge.. Upper
Note— At top surface SS is thin shly break
with light brn silt bed with
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