Field Notebook: SD, WY, ND 1957
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T 6.5 to 7 HL Sandstone, fine-grained, grading down to sandy clstn in middle part. and into sandstone in lower part SS is loc. clayey, light gray fresh but weathers yellow. T 20.0 SSA Sandstone, fine to very fine grained), x-bedd cross-laminated, weathers gray with yellowish to OB stain. ledge former, THL 25.0 Siltstone, in massive light gray blocky beds up to 1.5, interbedded with silty dark-gray claystone, latter predominates. Siltst beds calc. loc. silty ls, - laterally long fine gr. SS comes in in upper half, at base of overlying SS and cuts to about middle of this unit. From 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 ft above base is limy brn weath. Xlam SS T, 14.0 SSB Sandstone, very fine, grained, calc, crossbedded, weathers yellowish gray. T 2.5 Sandstone, vfine gr x lam with thin interbeds & laminac shaly. grey siltstn + SS T 2.0 Sandstone as in (14.0 unit) above. 29