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April 20-1916
The dark sand grains interbudded with the rmp,
li all of different sizes and are considerably rounded
though not completely so. In one place was a fine
exhibition of intraformational conglomerates in the
dark sand and in several of the grains were seen
excelling, with throats filled with sand. Were also
seen some which support the rain prints. I did not
see them.
Barrell holds these deposits are laid down in
very shallow water, perhaps less than 50 feet and
that they should not be classed as shore phenomena.
The shore was not near. Between these deposits and
the shore must have been deeper water depositing the
equivalent sands. The line came to the main from
the open ocean,
Some layers are decigantically altered, others are orbicular,
then are either li, some are riffled, intraformational conglomerates
grains of sand, all point to shallow water, warm
climate and currents from a shore that lay practically at
sea level.