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Gap tank locality
Section 17 - This is an un waycamp, concealed
yoult on faults - Marble Sarsy w.c. There are
1) a number cherts over out pibble conglomerates
and quartzite schists -- S' orange brown
weathering, chertile local parts 8/24/58/1
2) Covered faulted locality distance problematical
±20'
3) Calcsinite, orange brown weathering, dark gray fresh,
many pumulinities; fragments, vs. Ss matrix
(Collection 7/18/57/2 Coave are
slopes) 4" to 2' beds, whole partings; 9'
33'
4) Covered bed, passed once upturned outcrop
marks no? fault of about 10' throw,
Swest side is: at 63' the outcrop strikes
me in south south - apparent cut by a fault
in that direction, E.side
[faulst adds about 35' to this interval better exposed
5) Calcsinite, orange-brown weathering,
schist chert 17e'
6) Marbley Congrob - a conglomerate like S seems
to split -- or middle part
[5']
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8)
9)
10)
7/18/57/2
7?
1)
7/18/57/4
7/18/57/3
like unit 5, i.e. 3" to 8' beds, 4'
The back of this unit has been faulted off
To the best of my ability I believe found the
same beds as 6, 7, covered for 13', then
Calcsinite, orange weathering with an increasing
% of quartz sand upward; Individual conglomer; quartzite
& cherts common but with weathering; many
limestone fragments to. 24' - upper part
dominantly congl - lower part Ss.
Covered probably the same as 9
Collection 7/18/57/5 - P.King, Charlton Ls
at base of Gaptank along old road. (Way of
Cahaba) -- at type area.