Studies on water movements and sediments in Southern Lake Michigan : part 1[-3] ... / by John C. Ayers.

Line IX; bearing 90~ to E.

shore at Grand Haven

Miles
Sample from Depth
No. Shore (.feet) Description
15 1. 54 Medium sand (clean)
14 2 77 Fine sand (clean)
13 3 104 Slightly-silty fine sand, some
coarse sand
12 4 136 Grayish-buff silty very fine sand
11 5 164 Grayish-buff very-fine-sandy silt,
some medium sand
10 6 204 Grayish-buff very-fine-sandy silt,
some medium sand
9 7 240 Gray-buff clayey silt, very few
sand grains
8 8 266 Dark gray clayey sandy silt over
light gray very-sandy silt over
rusty-tan very-sandy silty clay
7 9 272 1/4" grayish-brown silt over dark
gray sandy silt with black zones,
over light grayish-buff silty sand
6 10 277 1/4" grayish-brown silt over dark
gray sandy silt with black zones,
over light grayish-buff silty sand
5 12 287 Brownish-gray clayey silt over
brownish-gray very-sandy silt
4 14 312 Sandy silt; in layers of lighter and
darker grays
3 16 330 Gray clayey very-sandy silt over
clayey very-sandy silt with
reddish-brown color
2 18 328 Gray clayey very-sandy silt over
red-brown (almost Valders red)
very-sandy silty clay
1 20 335 Gray sandy silt over reddish-brown
very-sandy silt over "clay" (dark
brown 1/16" thick) over "clay"
(rusty brown 1/8" thick) over
reddish-brown slightly-sandy
silty clay
16 25 345 1/2" brown-gray sandy silt over redbrown soft sandy clay

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