Upper shale unit
Following deposition of the caprock conglomerate unit, the lake continued to thrive for some time, allowing continued deposition of lake shales. It wasn't until the large scale volcanic event that deposited the upper pumice conglomerate occured that the lake would finally come to an end.
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