This example contains two files, Assembly1.cs and Assembly2.cs. 
The first file contains an internal base class, BaseClass. 
In the second file, an attempt to instantiate BaseClass will produce an error.

// Assembly1.cs
// compile with: /target:library
internal class BaseClass 
{
   public static int intM = 0;
}

// Assembly1_a.cs
// compile with: /reference:Assembly1.dll
class TestAccess 
{
   static void Main() 
   {
      BaseClass myBase = new BaseClass();   // CS0122
   }
}

In this example, use the same files you used in example 1, and change the accessibility level of BaseClass to public. Also change the accessibility level of the member IntM to internal. In this case, you can instantiate the class, but you cannot access the internal member.

// Assembly2.cs
// compile with: /target:library
public class BaseClass 
{
   internal static int intM = 0;
}

// Assembly2_a.cs
// compile with: /reference:Assembly1.dll
public class TestAccess 
{
   static void Main() 
   {
      BaseClass myBase = new BaseClass();   // Ok.
      BaseClass.intM = 444;    // CS0117
   }
}