Field Notebook: SD, NE 1959
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LOC. 56 B. Section 1 Begins at the first layer of concretions below the "bentonitic zone". This layer may be same as that capping 56 A section 1. Concretions in grass roots (1) 5.0 Covered, grass and wash from bentonitic zone (2) 19.5± Bentonitic zone, chiefly wash and popcorn to zone small platy silt cones 2t foot of slope. (3) 17.0 Banded beds - Interbedded light gray siltstone and grey bentonitic shale, Deutalium, crushed claws and finely disseminated plant frag's in lower 3 feet or 4 feet Bedding chiefly 1" or less, but several fairly thick siltst. layers are conspicuous. Numerous small Fe stained concs, flat red brn. - confined to silt 60