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Little Thompson Lytle section
Thickness of 3rd SS variable. Probably
is between 20 and 30 ft over most
of this area. Conspicuously eueubedded,
brown-weathering. Forms long dip
slopes on flanks of structures.
Almost completely roofs Rabbit Mt in
vicinity of tunnel.
At east portal of "siphon tunnel" is
remarkably variable section of the
Lytle is exposed. Measurement
difficult owing to the variability and
slope on cut.
- Surface of hill
25!± Sandstone (3rd) eueubedded, brown
weathering, fine-grained. Worm
tubes ⊥ and some faceted bedding
planes.
Disconformity
A. 2.0 to 3.0 Argillaceous siltstone; yellow weath,
grades to unit below.
B. 17.0 Argillaceous siltstone and silty
claystone, light gray to gray
with greenish cast. Stains yellow
in irreg patches on weathering.
C. 7.5 to 8.0 Sandstone, fine to med-grained
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