OF THE N0ETH-WE8T OF ENGLAND. 213 



Hug Bridge Section*. ^ 



■.N.B. bS WAW. 



This is seen on the banks of the river Dane, not far from 

 Rushton Spencer, near Leek. It is of small extent, and the 

 red marls were first noticed by Mr. G. W. Ormerod,t several 

 years since, as most probably belonging to the permian group. 

 The dip of the strata is east-north-east, at an angle of 15°. 

 These permian beds appear to be conformable to the over- 

 lying upper new red sandstone. On their dip they are cut off 

 by a fault running north and south, which brings in the 

 lower coal-measures. The beds are in the following (de- 

 scending) order : — 



ft. io. 



Soft red sandstone (upper new red sandstone) 4 



Red marl, parted by layers of red and variegated coarse 



sand 2 



Soft red sandstone, containing nodules of red marl 2 o 



Brownish sandstone 9 2 



Soft sand 1 6 



Red and variegated marls, containing small lenticular 

 marks, similar to those seen in the Cheetham Weir 



HoleJ 18 



Red and variegated sandstone, containing beds of con- 



glomerate in the middle of it 45 to 60 ft. 



• In this and the following sections, illustrating the present memoir, the 

 references will be as follow : — 



2. Upper coal-measures. 

 1. Middle coal-measures. 

 r. Lower coal-measures. 

 1". Mountain limestone. 



6. Upper new red sandstone. 

 5. Red marls, limestone, and 



conglomerate. 

 4. Lower new red sandstone. 

 3. Red clays. 



t Outlines of the principal geological features of the salt fields of Cheshire 

 and the adjoining districts, by G. W. Ormerod, M.A., F.G.S., vol. IV. of 

 the Geological Journal, p. 207. 



X These markings were considered by Professor King as probably belonging 

 to a species of Chondrua, but I am inclined to think that they are only aggre- 

 gations of per oxide of iron. 



