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Hellburne. Took grey sand examples
because of the distinctly reddish or sandy nature
of the dolomite. The Chert here in the upper
layer is interstrred with dolomite, and as a rule
the latter is cream red, being then in sharp contrast
with the sandy red Chert.
Then looked at the Chert in the Phelps
Stone quarry in Smith Burlington. As a rule
here the Chert is a fine grained red quartzite
but very rare and then there is a white or pink
band bed of quartzite. When there is a shale
parting it is [illegible] eroded, and sometimes vein
fitted. All are shallow water formations.
All of the Chert and the Lower Iron rocks
are of very shallow water deposition.