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Thermopolis #1 - Side bogbeck Cloverly, first
N of town along old highway bed, meets
new highway at #2 below
Here the Morrison + 200 with lower
135't massive x-fm fine gr ss which
grades upward into siltstone and then
silty clstn, whole monotonous to
Is or other typical Morrison lith.
Color greenish gray. Appears to grade
down into Sundance ss but is a
fairly sharp break on bedding
differences & appearance glauconite
in ss. (photos)
7427 Thermopolis #2 (photos) Road cut 2.8
miles N,
Thermopolis, on U.S. 20. (from State Park En.)
Starting 3'N of Cloverly - Morrison contact low
Slope wzsh.
1.0 Siltstone, dk gray, x-fm, ssudy,
some fine-grained ss. Coab
flecks.
2.0 Shzlc, silty and siltstone,
splintery fracture, dk gray
carb. flecks. with plant frags
look like cycad leaflets.
Presumed Morrison contact.
72.0 Sandstone, massive lenticular
ss forming ledge. Fine to 57