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Section 2.
from base of slubby layer down
5'
Grey to slightly purple gray clay with
partings of silt (white [Sample] 1 spot
about 16" from top, Sample #2 channel of
lower 3'.) 1" layer yellow-weathering
clayey silt 4" from base.
1'
Similar to above with another 1"+
parting of yellow-weathering clayey silt
at base. (Sample 3)
3'
Dark gray somewhat fissile shale with
gyp xls on bedding, inocoramus frags and some
silt partings. At top 3/4" silt 4" shale 1/2" silt
descending - These 2 silts + assoc clay in
Sample 4. Sample 5 = 1 1/2 feet below silt base
of Sample 4; Sample 6 is to bottom of
[Sample] interval from Sample 5.
1'
Zone of fine sand and silt with gray silty
clay partings. Zone heavily iron stained
laterally has concretions or ledges.
1'
Gray silty clay with silt [streaks]
in abundance, some pockets pyrite +
hard concretions (Fe-stone?) with gyp crack
filling (Sample 7)
1'
As above but somewhat siltier (Sample 8)
2 1/2 As above (Sample 9)
1' As above (Sample 10)
6" [Gradual]
Sharp lith change to tough, hard silty
gray clay. siltstreaks. (Sample 11).