Field Notebook: Vermont 1922
Page 21
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Limestone pobbles. Insofar hidden in the Braxton masses we can see limestone pobbles and occasionally one foot from us of the Hellburne Limestone. In places the Braxton is a shale conglomerate that is an intraformational conglomerate. Yesterday Dar reced a limestone pobbles in the Shifgate shale below. To the south of this lays or as lies another layer me of the Hellburne Limestone. Its dimensions 90 by 50 x 10 feet. Payles thinks these two masses are actually boulders and some dropped into the sea by glaciers grounding out into the sea. Keith is rather disposed, and I agree with him, that they are the Hellburne residuals [in place]. of Shifgate Falls. The 15 foot one of thin bedded limestone in the Milton is entr[?]3 & feet thick, ten foot of it being taken up by five goes of limestone conglomerate. The lowest one about me but three I thought is intra- formational, and probably are of them are intraformational conglomerates. Keith interprets the section as follows: At top the Shifgate slate. Then about 50 feet of dolomite = Milton The Milton thick conglomerate as seen on south bank of Minnesota [illegible] or in north bank, has too large li. boulders. About 20 feet thick. Bereth is the following section.