tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574000839639433662.post7789272059209929608..comments2024-02-28T16:58:57.135-06:00Comments on Equatorial Minnesota: Divisions of the Platteville FormationJustin Tweethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01792470288586894872noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574000839639433662.post-15738984430544668042019-01-22T19:05:50.154-06:002019-01-22T19:05:50.154-06:00I would say pale yellowish gray, at least in the o...I would say pale yellowish gray, at least in the outcrops I am most familiar with.Justin Tweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792470288586894872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574000839639433662.post-36130641574190009852019-01-22T13:44:24.058-06:002019-01-22T13:44:24.058-06:00Thanks, Justin. I have checked out all the photos ...Thanks, Justin. I have checked out all the photos on your blog by now and they really help, but I still have plenty of questions. One would be about the color of the Carimona. Written descriptions of this member describe it as pale yellow-brown. However, in the photos, it looks gray or yellowish gray. I am trying to identify the stone on historic buildings constructed early St. Paul that are yellow limestone. I know they were constructed with local stone, and I am trying to make sure that I am correctly identifying the stone as Carimona. Would you say Carimona is generally pale yellow-brown?DTOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298024380121967693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574000839639433662.post-27236688306739950832018-12-24T17:49:18.616-06:002018-12-24T17:49:18.616-06:00Thank you for stopping by! My impression of the Ma...Thank you for stopping by! My impression of the Magnolia is that it tends to be gray and seems to break into blocky to "conchoidal" pieces ("conchoidal" for the smooth curved surfaces that may show up when breaking between bedding planes). Concerning the Carimona, it is well exposed in several places along the Mississippi on the St. Paul side, including at Shadow Falls and the overlook a few blocks north of the Ford Bridge, near the Temple of Aaron. (This latter exposure is more difficult to reach than the Shadow Falls outcrops.) In the post on the Deicke K-bentonite (https://equatorialminnesota.blogspot.com/2016/07/former-ash-beds-in-st-paul.html), all of the photos of the Deicke are also photos of the Carimona.Justin Tweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792470288586894872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574000839639433662.post-75257235408173665112018-12-24T12:50:00.405-06:002018-12-24T12:50:00.405-06:00This is a great blog. What could be, to the lay pe...This is a great blog. What could be, to the lay person, a rather dry discussion is presented in an entertaining manner. My only disappointment is that I can't find out more about the character of the Magnolia member, especially its color and texture. Would also like to know if the Carimona member is exposed along the Mississippi in St. Paul and what color it is.DTOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298024380121967693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574000839639433662.post-67844638397371743062016-05-11T10:40:24.139-05:002016-05-11T10:40:24.139-05:00I am happy to discover this informative and nicely...I am happy to discover this informative and nicely stylistic blog. Am reading Winchell's Fourth Annual Report (1875) and this brings me up to the present. How geologists like to label!center city suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04610183431484697513noreply@blogger.com