Field Notebook: Nova Scotia, Quebec, Vermont 1924, 1928, 1932, 1933
Page 137
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Thursday August 11-1932 Wea. THUR. MAY 13, 1909 Ther. East on the fork or hipar O'mallett a swale comes wide enough to admit Parker shale. Due in the surface next to the O'Mallett means plenty of free of the Parker shale. Further east near he next N-S road then is some O'Mallett hills, etc, indicating the Parley GUTLE etc. It has about the same thickness, around 30 feet. It is then 300-400 fur to the N.S. road that comes out at the west side of Adams Pasture. To the east is now all flat land east with St. Albans, having the St. Albans and Hipgate slate. Unless some one finds the dol. cpl. at the base of the St. Albans or more over he able to definitely draw the line between the St. Albans and the Parleys. In the Adams Pasture about 300 feet west of the cpl. are several shale exposures, one of which one in place, The slate looks like either Parkers or St. Albans. Also from one of the gaps seems to have some little mud material. This shale appears to have the same dip as the cpl, about nine degrees. (95+70) The Adams Pasture asl. is mainly alwyte the Huris- white lenticled brown of irregular joints and eyes up to layers. There is some of the Onniogwa slaty lo.