STOP 3
Photomosaic of west wall of the abandoned borrow
pit, Stop 3, showing mega-blocks of sedimentary strata in pit wall; view
is looking west. Note different attitudes of each mega-block. Megablock
A has an apparent dip to the southwest. Megablock B has an apparent vertical
dip (looking at the bedding tops). Megablock C has an apparent south dip.
Megablock D has an apparent north dip. Height of pit wall is about 10 m.
Apparent bedding is shown by thin lines; mega block boundaries in bold
lines. Note that this may be a megabreccia with clast support wherein clasts
are near -14 phi size.
Line drawing depicting the attitudes of each of
the above mentioned megablocks from the guidebook from (D. T. King, Jr.)
.