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[[stamped]] 0570 [[/stamped]]

May 5
Saw Conasauga and Briarfield in Montevallo and along creek flowing through town.
On Ala Hy. 25, near ^[[3/4 mi. E. of]] Newala [[strikethrough]] station [[/strikethrough]] P.O.
 
[[left margin]] NE 1/4 5, 24N - 13E [[/left margin]]

road and RR cut in Athens shale. Going east from Montevallo passed through & then first bluff was [[strikethrough]] Chepall [[/strikethrough]] Copper Ridge. Then Canadian limestone & chert. 500 feet of Lenoir are [[strikethrough]] expos [[/strikethrough]] present but not well exposed. Athens black shale with many groptolites overlain by about 15" - 18" of Frog Mt. SS. The ss is overlain by Fort Payne chert SS. dips about east. 8°. Mr. Butts thinks the ss. may be Onondaga

At Calera turned N on US. 31. Lenoir exposed west of road across RR. at Alabaster. Athens occurs in ditch just over RR. and Little Oak appears above the Athens in ridge east of the highway.

Just S of road to west Floyd sh is exposed on R.R. track.

Just S of turn to west in Alabaster and on east side of US. 31 occurs a large cut in the Athens shale.

At RR bridge in S. edge of Pelhem excellent locality of Little Oak. Bluish banded ls.