Field Notebook: SD, CO, WY 1967
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irr[illegible], cl[illegible] grey clay frags which prob represent thoroughly bored clay parting. At top is discontinuous large cones, layer similar to layous in unit 1. Cores, dk gray cciticsand. Cones show small szcic mixing some litter. burrows sand shows larger Ophio burrows barely detectable but outlined loc. in clay. Other burrows also shown by clay Unit 3 Sand, as below. Top at loc, from clay parting & crumbl[y] cones. 4.0from top + another crumbly conc zone with cores. Between this 2nd base irr[illegible] spread numerous small + large crumbly type cores same with harder parts. Collection #1 from sand (8.0" deep) cones in this latter interval. Unit 4 Sand, as below but weathering the typical yellowish-orange of massive Fox Hills sands Also more prominent are irr[illegible] layers + lousics of discontinuous clay lumps, closest pellets some obviously assoc with burrowing also local peppering of Fe pellets 16