Field Notebook: Texas 1957b
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158 13.) Covered (thin), continuation of bed 12 as seen in next gully N. - 14' 14.) Is. congo, some clut pebble but generally concent '1/4-1/2"', cobbles up to 7" diam. (= bed 1, sect 42) 55' 11 9/3/58 IRON MIT RANCH N. end of Leonard Hills Dingle, Jennie, & upper Caballo are repeated several times here. The highest of the ridges are more than 250' given top of this last cuesta. Beneath the massive Is. (75-80' thick est.) is a marly coarsely intercal at least 70' thick, about another 70' are covered, then the folded Penn Beds. Most, if not all of Sect 43 is missing. 3/4 mile S.W. where that section was examined, Sect 42 (and 43) rests on the bottom of the Dingles in a couple of cou miles. Sect. 44 W end of Leonard Mt. - gully toward recent land gap tank 1) Lt., dark gray to black, fawnous Tuffs, schistose lines, round columnar, 2'-3' libs. dip 5-10° Total 12' 2) To. red clay to brown - changes to blaking strike, averages, sparingly fine grained dips 3-5° -17' 3) Covered, 20'