. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. Geology. Figure 11.—Cross-section through Marble Valley at right Angles to Strike 1. Dolomite. 2. Probably dolomite and marble. 3. White marble, 175 feet thick. Gantts Quarry in this layer. 4. Blue low-grade marble; too poor to work; 75 feet. 5. Mostly white marble, 225 feet. 6. Not prospected, but probably dolomite and marble. 7. Talladega phyllite. About three-quarters of a mile to the northeast of Gantts Quarry the following section (figure 12) holds: N. W. looo'. Figure 12.—Section through Marble Valley at right Angles to Strike 1. Dolomite.
. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. Geology. Figure 11.—Cross-section through Marble Valley at right Angles to Strike 1. Dolomite. 2. Probably dolomite and marble. 3. White marble, 175 feet thick. Gantts Quarry in this layer. 4. Blue low-grade marble; too poor to work; 75 feet. 5. Mostly white marble, 225 feet. 6. Not prospected, but probably dolomite and marble. 7. Talladega phyllite. About three-quarters of a mile to the northeast of Gantts Quarry the following section (figure 12) holds: N. W. looo'. Figure 12.—Section through Marble Valley at right Angles to Strike 1. Dolomite. 2. White marble, Moretti-Harrah Marble Company's Quarry here. 3. Marble, with considerable schist and pyrite; not workable. 4. The lower 70 feet good marble; the rest is probably largely marble. 5. Dolomite, with some marble. 6. Un- prospected ; probably some marble. 7. Talladega phyllite-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Geological Society of America. [New York : The Society]
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