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Transcription
"the
Higher laminations sets in more and more and the shell
takes on a streaked yellowish cast. This zone is partlly 9 feet thick.
The 6 to 8 inch flack shale layer followed by 0-4 inches
with Lepidodictis acta, Another contact.
Here there is a slighty irregular contact with the
done shaled and some slightly bedded and an iron
rust contact. Then follows the Creymans with pebbles
of the done colored layers belus and Lepidodua galata
Lincinulus mutabilis, A. reticularis, L. thomboidalis.
In the Lower Shetland shales are seen Spirifer crancuseni,
Favosites praecelens, small cup coral (many septas),
and 2 species of the Marllius genus, founds seen at
Marlins. Undoubtedly the origin of the Upper Marlins
at Marlins.
On the road just north of the Slog Hole Opening one
sees the following section
Creymans
contact
Then the succession as before
down to base of Shetland shales bed.
Lepidodictis and thick bedded done colored beds
nodular shale 9 a 10 feet. Streaky grey bands.
Streaky ledded nodular grey li. Fine grained limest, about 4 feet
done colored and nodular beds 0-3 half armed aids
Shetland shales 6'6"
Heavy broken at the bottom
Hue: grey rock
4 feet down.
44" Mile.