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Corner of the Beach
Wednesday August 27 - 1930
On the Pierce Road south of the Corner and just S
of the English Church just before coming to a fork is an
outcrop of the red conglomerate Baspe Sandstone. It stands
almost on end, at M 80° and dipping N.E. Strike N.W. W. One
but have in general made their way down here to W.
feet of it about 250'. Just in the lower part of the Baspe SS.
West is a little hollow 30' across pretty much the same
shale as the next division. [This is of the Whitchead fm.]
Then dark blue shale, 25' seen. It is the same shale above
the ls of the Richmondian, and seen at Grand Coupe.
Then crumpled very light blue or light grey yellowish
breathing thin bedded ls and sl. Dip about 10° N.W Strike
about N. 20° W. About 100' is exposed on the north side of the
road and beside the fork. The only good lff in place is an
entire trilobite. In the fork found several slots full of fm's
yielding Catagazza, Dalmunella, Smutzella etc. On the
south side of the road there is 50' of the same beds exposed
and less clear 30' mine. [= Whitchead and Canneids Rocks]
Between these two formations is the great fault, dropping the
Baspe SS to the N., and cutting out all of the Lower Devonian
(Cant. Joli and Pierce series).
On the Pierce road 1/2 miles from the Corner the road
[=Canne de Rocks]
cutting exposes (the red sl of the Devonian) and the contorted
Richmond of the Cape Cameron type.
``` `north` of the
`up place`
at least