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of strat1graph1o oolumns impossible. It also makes
som~ highway . and railroad exeava.tions extremel7 d1ft1oul t
to interpret 1n terms of lithology.
The diagrammatic section, Figure 2, ahowa
the general relations existing between the four
sedimentary- formations as known .f'rom exposures within
or near the mapped area.
Te->"ra.c.e grG.v4lls
~ <;,
---- -----
- - So.ujus
Figure 2 - Diagrammatic section showing the
general relations between the formations.
M~nt Oanzon For:mati~n
The easta:rn third of the area is underlain by
strata of the Mint Oan7on 1b rmat1on. To the west these
rooks dip unoontormably beneath younger horizons.
'the laok ot extensive exposures throughout
muoh ot the area immediately underlain by Kint Canyon
rooks leaves the details or structure and stratigraphy
