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the op9os1ng .fana. An7 lEites resulting trom the

tan-dam1ng of this stream would lead a Ver,' tenuous

existenoe, subject to sudden encroachment, or even

complete filling by the coarse debris oarr1ed by

cloudburst waters.

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At the point Seo. 2 (45-29) a small cliff

exposes drag-folded Mint Canyon sediments. These

minor tlexures represent a t~e of contemporaneous

deformation which ooourred before the beds had been

oonsolidated. This looal1ty lies along the southern

edge of the deltaio zone suggested on the previous page.

Although an inoomplete vertebrate fauna has

been collected from several looalit1ee 1:mmod1ately

adjoining the mapped area to the northeast and north,

no fossils were found in Mint Canyon rocks within the

territory under discussion here. However, there can be

(4 • '10 facilitate the accurate location of points
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on the base map, tbs coordinate system 1n common use by
the armed forces is here superimposed on the already-
ex1at1ng land otf1oe grid of aeotion lines. This method
subdivides the vertical and horizontal lines of a grid
square into hundredths. Measurement is made from a zero
point corresponding to the lower lefthand oorne1\ __ of the
grid square. The notation in parentheses lists flrst the
distance horizontally to the right of this zero point.
and then the distance vertically upward to the loe~t1on
desired.

Beoause all points thus listed in this report will
lie within the confines of the area mapped, t01fnah1p
or range designations will preoeded the seotion nl.lBlber
only when necessary to prevent any m1a1nterpretat1on.