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Chir shale at Abrorn chapel. about
1mi. N of Crum's Stone,
Cliv slate cmm as far as
Crum's,
Chir slate cmmn as far as
Petersville,
NW of Petersville, north of the School,
in a gully, and thence up the eastern
side of the gully the following section
is shown.
Massive sandstones,
37ft cliff covered,
13ft Sunbury shale exposed. Total
thickness unknown.
1m, sandstone layer:
Berea and Bedford sandstones
not exposed in a recognizable
form.
49ft 6" But and clift chalky freestone.
Cliv black slate.
Section of 2nd gully Nwt of Petersville
School house, continuing into the West
branch of Runnicomick creek,
One exceedingly massive stratum of
greygrained sandstone.
From a fireconcrete thote of fine
grained as.
41ft 6in covered.
12ft 6 in Black fissile Sunbury shale.
14ft Cnward. 2mve menaceus in
calcareous shales,
17ft 6 in Blush to buff pure menaceous
shale.
7ft Blueish apyllaceous to arenaceous
shale with an occasional calcu-
eous + arenaceous parting.
5th. Stratum of sandstone.
4ft 3in. Blue apyllaceous shale with
a little thick caltmenicus
at base.
2ft 6in covered.
9 in Soft apyllaceous shale mixed
with some black,
Fy of Cliv shale.
Cliv shale,
85ft
10ft covered.
Creek level,