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reticularis, and Spirifer
Current lines. The heavy chert
beds begin 25 feet above the
base of the Corniferous. The
dark iron bed overlaying
the cherty beds, comes in con-
tact with the Black Shale
47 feet above the base of the
Corniferous.
The most interesting part
of this exposure is the evi-
dence of non-conformity
between the Corniferous and
the Madrian beds of the
Lower Silurian, and the
fact that Corniferous is
here seen for the last
time or going south-
ward, at least nor other
localities are known
further southward just
at present. The axis of
the Lower Silurian fold-
ing is E + W = pre-Devo-
nian in part at least.
On the east side of the
creek is a low anticlinal
flexure. A slight exami-
nation from on shows
that this anticlinal flex-
ure is only a slight acci-
dent in a general northern
dip in the Lower Silurian.
The most interesting feature
consists in the fact that in the
northern end there is evidence
of slight bedding of Lower
Silurian material across
the edges of the Lower Siluria,
and parallel to the Corniferous.
This is Lower Silurian ma-
terial rearranged by pre-
Devonian waters. The Cor-niferous conforms itself to
these washed edges of the Mad-rian beds.
Base of Cornif.
s
N
East side of Fry's Creek.
On the western side the non-con-
fornity is more marked.
Corniferous.
Lower Silurian
Dips of non-conformity on West
side of creek.