Figure 7. Some sections of the sandstone contain large (up to one-half meter) black chert nodules. These are thought to have formed from some type of fungus that was later replaced by chert. Some sandstone beds in this section are stained rusty brown and cemented by the mineral siderite, a iron-rich carbonate mineral.

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