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theHmestoneis fine-grained, and was porous (cavern€UT)f 

 but is now compact, owing to the infihration of silex 

 into its cavities ; it is without fossils, p. 55. 

 Chantuly, l ^ miles N., lias madrepores, with camerines and 

 other well preserved shells:, on the declivity of the 

 mountain, and coarse quartz grains, Fonning a sort of 

 puddingstone. p. 47. 

 C/za/oz^ (Chaieu by mistake), Smiles NW., has flint gravel 



accumulations, p. 5S. 

 Chaumonty 29 miles NW., is on the north-western cdi>e of 

 the bason or environs of Paris, described in the Me- 

 moir; having chalk strata as its boundary; with the 

 coarse limestone strata of Fallenj in its vicinity, 

 p. 39 and 47. 

 Chelles has plaster quarries, at the extremity of the gyp- 

 seous soil, in the first mass, (see Aiitoni above), 

 p. 53. 

 Clamari, 5\ miles SW., has quarries of coarse limestone, 

 and above these, quarries of plaster; which are at the 

 edge of the gypseous soil, in the first mass, (sec yl't- 

 toni above), p. 49 and 53. 

 Compieg?ie, 33 miles NE.,is at a reentering angle or inden- 

 tation of the NE. side oF the district, called the bason 

 or environs of Paris in the Memoir. Mount Ganelon, 

 with a puddingstone of quartz and shells on it^ is 

 near this place, p. 39 and 47. 

 Concale Bay near St. Maloes, 1 60 miles W., produced 

 oysters on its shores since the earliest records, which 

 have not given place to other shell- fish. p. 49. 

 Conde , has pits of gray potters* or plastic clay. 



p. 44. 

 Dammnriin^ 14 miles NE., has plaster-pits in the first mass, 



which have no covering strata of marie, &c. p. ,50. 

 Esperiiay (Epernay), 56 miles NE. by E., is at the eastern 

 ^d^Q of the bason of Paris;, which is described in the 

 Memoir; having chalk strata as its bounds, p. 39. 

 Etampes, 23 miles SSW., has sand-pits, pure, without 

 fossils, p. 56. 



FojilaJnelleaii, 24 miles SSE.— ditto ditto ditto. 



Fonta'webleau Forest, SSE., a rugged and une'-cn district : 

 siliceous limestone is here found, producing bur- 

 stones, (French Burs, used here in making n)ill-stones): 

 sometimes the covering or superficial strata are allu- 

 via or argillaceous marles, and sometimes free- stone 

 without shells, which last alternate with sand, which- 

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