Field Notebook: USA 1995c
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5/13/95 Rifle quarry, Fillmore Co. MN. Maguoketa {DeBougue} fine banded; bedlign thickness not v. regular; series of hor ribbons w. thin clay/silt breaks & Stewartville incl. Frankville Mb+ Stewartville Fm - 80+g major unstained bands wr. define "1-2met" cycles. Bands 5-8ft thick + as thin as 2ft. photos Photos B+W. 1 or 2 standing above X on Maguoketa Fm, looking E to X face. Photos B+W 2 or 3 photos in X The upper part of Maguota Fm forms late edged (chipped) flat, wide surfaces above X; num. beachs. ("Rafinoquina", "Rhpiclomella" solitary coral) are present in some surfaces but do not fill beds; late smooth-weathering micritic CO3- mudstones. Road cut, W side of road below Maguoketa Fm exposes a little bit of Filgin Mbs