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Hess as a ls sequence and under lies
the Leonard which is siliceous.
The Leonard just beneath the sill and
top of Wolfcamp is Calcexanites, + often very
silly - well lied. The Hess Conglo. is
"white"
The western end of the wolfcamp looks like a
good place to measure the Hess Conglo. and to
determine to fusulinid sequence in the Lower
Hess (or Leonard) -- Check this section against
the Conglo sequence on the north fork of Gool Canyon.
Question to think about: what is the nature
of the cyclic deposition of the Wolfcamp sequence.
The limestones start off with rumble and then
go up through clastics which become finer
and finally are present as finely laminated
sand (Calcareous). These laminae are
similar to the individual sets of beach deposits
in Lyons Ss. What caused cycles? what
conditions changed to cause deposition
of Hess Conglo. + Leonard silt + clastic
beds.
O.O. Dunbar + I drove around east end of
Nills and got back side - road not so good.
Walked the eastern exposures of the upper
Wolfcamp (Piking beds 4 to Hess Conglo.)
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The fauna needs to be studied from
various points along the same
bed for the length of exposure.
Reef nodules form in great
abundance on P.K.'s bed 9 to
12 - this cause uneven, distorted,
ls ledges spaced close result of
differential compaction.