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Tilford quad - south Sturgis reconnaissance
Upper Pleasant Valley Sch. Sand pit - SE NE sec 31,
T5N R6E.
Sand pit is in the Lokota silt interval
and has typical silts capping it. It is
friable well sorted med-gr ss, x-lam
with some clay coating grains, weathers
white. Sample - (Pleasant Valley Sand pit.)
Same unit as the loose sand underlying
the siltstone at Eden School. Above it
is covered slope on covered clstn to
contact, which is locally easy to see
because of 2 to 4 ft ledge ss in basal
Fell River just short distance above
contact. To west in pine covered
ridges at least 2 separate Lokota
ss bodies come in but no chance
for section.
Sec. 9 T.4N R6E along S border of section.
(See map) Here typical contact well exposed
with basal Fell River silt & carb shaly silt.
Then v2v, Lokota to horizon of
'contorted silt'. At this horizon locally
10-15-feet of hard muddy silt with
interbeds silts, lite grey clstn. Then
covered slope, quarry float to purple bed
of top Lokota silt.
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