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Locality 285 - An area showing intricate relations
of indurated ledges in upper & lower Fox
Hills. Lies on Bickle Ranch E of Firesteel Cr.
in E½ SW¼; W½ 2nd NE¼ SE¼; SW¼ NE¼;
sec 17, T 18 N, R 23 E.
(1) Joint sets [N. 29° E ±]
[N. 75° W ±] in NW facing wooded
ledge. Ledge massive indurated ss up to 12'
in single feccs + float blocks. Tencucdz-
Ophiomorpha with latter predominant. A
flat body elongate NW-SE with locally 30' ind. on SW
underlain by TL, szud. Is ind. TL.
thus NE
(2) Nearly vertical face Irish Cr - TL over 50' high.
It has pumby cones - Tencucdz Oosmiopha
O. trususlucidz - much clearerly, muzzy
proto buzuhs - about 10 to 20' below
clay change. Nczvav it the
linguicomnis zssoc in. Tenzvcdiz
in ss above but not much a lower
20'.
(3) Small butte. - Has Ophiomorpha cap, prob
ovulves Bullhead
N 15° E±
N 70° W±
(4) Section of Bullhead member E of fault. (Note
strike of sheared SS or "diko" along fault
is N 8° W - dont know what it means but
strike of plygness.)
22.0 bb-dk arsh + thin ss lb. silt.
36.2 5.0 sndy zone, bels to llo rs ss x bm. mud, bs
9.2 bb, dk ar sh + silt + lb, minor ss upperp
← local cone-m cone cone.
T.L. ss, massive, ophiomorpha.