ON THE SALT SPRINGS OF WORCESTERSHIRE. 343 



The result has at any rate proved him right in his prognostication ; 

 for solid rock-salt was here for the first time found in Worcester- 

 shire. 



Section of (he Strata at Stoke Prior, 



Feet. Inches. 



No. 1. — 111 Red marl varying greatly in hardness, but not 

 divided into strata. It abounds with water. 

 A pit six feet diameter required a ten-inch 

 pump working almost constantly to draw it. 

 The water contains sulphate of lime, but no 

 salt. 

 No. 2. — 195 Red and green marl not stratified. This bed 

 contains numerous perpendicular veins of 

 gypsum. It is perfectly free from water. 

 No. 3. — 24 Red marl, containing rock-salt nearly pure. 

 This bed is exactly like the lower part of the 

 preceding, except that rock-salt occupies 

 the place of gypsum. 

 No. 4. — 6 First bed of rock-salt very impure; reddened 

 by marl. 



Red marl, with veins of salt. 



Rock-salt, containing 25 per cent, of marl, 

 (nearly red). 



Green marl. 



Red marl, with veins of salt. 



Rock-salt, similar to No. 6. 



Red marl, with veins of salt (reddened.) 



Thick bed of rock-salt, varying in the pro- 

 portion of marl, containing from 20 to 7 per 

 cent, (reddish.) 



Red marl, with veins of salt (veins of salt 

 flesh colour.) 



Rock-salt same as No. 11 — pierced 30 feet, 

 and not passed through. 



Section at Droitwich, 



40 ^ Red marl, free from gypsum, abounding with 



water. 

 130 Red marl,with perpendicular veins of gypsum. 



{Brine. 

 Rock-salt. 



8 to 10 



180 



