. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. Geology; Geology -- United States. EXPOSURES ON BELT CREEK 307 The Belt butte section is supplemented by that exposed on Belt creek, which comprises the following sequence (represented graphically in fig- ure 3): Belt Greek Section. Feet. ',. 14. 13. 12. 11. 10. 9. ((verlying beds of Belt butte section 1,192| Coal .' 10 Shaly sandstones 100 I' i:i .;. Sed /;â // i 'reck. Sandstone belt Shales, limy Sandstones, white Limestone, gray and red, rust}' Sandstone, white Sandy shales, the lower 40 feet very ferruginous and brown s. | Sandsto
. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. Geology; Geology -- United States. EXPOSURES ON BELT CREEK 307 The Belt butte section is supplemented by that exposed on Belt creek, which comprises the following sequence (represented graphically in fig- ure 3): Belt Greek Section. Feet. ',. 14. 13. 12. 11. 10. 9. ((verlying beds of Belt butte section 1,192| Coal .' 10 Shaly sandstones 100 I' i:i .;. Sed /;â // i 'reck. Sandstone belt Shales, limy Sandstones, white Limestone, gray and red, rust}' Sandstone, white Sandy shales, the lower 40 feet very ferruginous and brown s. | Sandstone, white, cross - bedded ; forms persistent ledge Sandstone, shaly and iron stained Sandstone ; ledge forming bluff 7. Limestone, dense, light earthy gray 6. Conglomerate and sandstone, Jurassic fossils 5. Limestone, white, red earthy patches, Paleozoic facies 4. Otter Creek shales; alternating gray, purple, green and Mack shales and earthy limestones yielding Carboniferous fossils; comprisingâ x. Shales, dark gray and black alternating with purple and green 45 w. Limestone 5 v. Shale, gray 30 tti Limestone, white 3 t. Shales, green and purple, limestone lenses \ 25 s. Limestone, white, conchoidal fracture. 6 r. Shale, gray, green and red 8 q. Limestone, hard, dense, purplish-brown L} p. Shale 1$ o. Limestone, pebbly, containing gaster- opod shells 2 a. Shale, gray 3 in. Limestone, gray, weathering creamy, usually brecciated 2 /. Shales, carrying Rhynehonella, etc 15 /,-. Limestone, irregularly bedded and of varying lints of gray 5 j. Shale, black and earthy I i. Limestone 15 h. Shale, earthy dark gray 8 g. Limestone, soft, crystalline â¢"> /. Shale, purple-gray < 8 i. Limesti »ne 3 d. Shale, black 16 c. Limestone conglomerate 2 n. Shale, dark gray 2 Black chert bell Limestones and shales ll(. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustra
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