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On same side of road & just past
#28. weathered outcrop shows carb
shale flakes and in flat just to S
there is a seep.
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Outcrop area of quartzitic, locally
conglomeratic ss.
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Road crop of coal and red bed -
presumably lower Bakers town and
Meyersdale red.
32.
Outcrop of lower Bakers town coal
and underlying clay
33.
The L. Bakerstown underclay well
exposed in gulley. About 8' of this
(Thomas) clay exposed. 6' from soil
zone (roots etc.) to gulley base
was sampled - #CB-5. The clay
is good enough for mix with flint
in refractories.
A considerable area south of
the recreation area road and
between Pleasant valley dam and
Swanton rd. must be underlain
by this clay at shallow depths.