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Colo. Spzs locality 1.
Section continued downward (street) in
pieces
Sec. 55-2 - from base unit 2 of Sec. 55-1
downward.
8) 2.3 Shale, lignitic, silty, tough,
weathers brownish
gray to gray in lower part
7) 0.2 Bentonite
6) 1.2 Shale, as above bentonite, lignitic.
5) 1.8 Shale, gray, grading downward
to black, silty; lower 0.6 is
black carbonaceous
4) 1.5 Siltstone, weathers light gray some
yellow + brown stain. Massive
coniferous plant fragments. Appears
to be irreg. lenticular.
3) 6.5 Shale, partially weathered in upper half.
Grades downward from soft gray clay
shale to darker gray then into
tough lignitic, silty shale
base! 1.5.
2) 4.3 Shale, light gray wezy. grading downward
into black tough shale from 0.8 to