COAL   BETWEEN   GALLINA  AND   RATON   SPRING,    N.    MEX.        349 
The  coal  of  this  section  has  a  very  black,  glossy  luster,  and  appar- 
ently does  not  alter  rapidly  on  exposure. 
Locality  No.  13:  At  locality  No.  13,  1  mile  north  of  No.  12,  the 
following  section  was  obtained.  The  bed  in  this  section  is  designated 
B,  being  next  above  coal  bed  A  of  locality  No.  12: 
Section  of  coal  bed  B  at  locality  No.  13. 
Ft.    in. 
Sandstone,  gray,  thin  bedded 3 
Shale,  drab 6 
Shale,  brown 1 
fCoal 1 
Bed  B  \  Shale,  carbonaceous 1 
[Coal 10 
Covered.  
12     10 
Locality  No.  14:  At  locality  No.  14,  3  miles  N.  30°  W.  from  No.  13, 
a  coal  bed  2  feet  thick  is  exposed  about  20  feet  stratigraphically 
above  bed  B.  This  bed  is  designated  C.  A  section  taken  at  a  small 
outlier  shows  the  following  relations: 
Section  of  coal  bed  C  at  locality  No.  14 . 
Ft.    in. 
Sandstones,  thin,  and  shale 6 
Shale,  carbonaceous 1 
Coal  bed  C 2      2 
Shale,  carbonaceous 3 
Covered.  
12      2 
Locality  No.  15:  At  locality  No.  15,  about  2 \  miles  S.  5°  W.  from 
No.  14,  there  is  a  northward-facing  escarpment  which  shows  complete 
sections*  of  beds  A  and  B,  together  with  part  of  bed  C.  The  coal- 
bearing  section  is  as  follows: 
Section  of  Laramie  coal  beds  at  locality  No.  15. 
Shale  and  coal,  bed  C.  Ft.   in. 
Covered 20 
Coal 1       8 
Shale,  sandy 1 
Bed  BJCoal 10 
Shale,  sandy 1 
Coal .* L       6 
Shale,  carbonaceous 2 
Shale,  gray,  sandy I  > 
Sandstone,  grayish,  brown 3 
Shale,  drab 15 
Coal  streak. 
Shale,  carbonaceous 3 
fCoal 1 
1  ted  A<  Shale,  sandy 2 
[Coal 2 
Shale 3 
Covered.  
68       4 
