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the level of the latter. A third fault, completing the triangle 

 and having the N.AV. trend of all the other faults observed, 

 probably occurs to the westward, but was not visible. The 

 position of the clay beds here, lends force to the view already 

 stated that the polyzoal rock underlies the clay, as close at hand 

 the limestone is seen in situ in contact with the volcanic rock ; 

 while the downthrow of a fault has been necessary to bring' the 

 clay to its level. 



About two hundred yards west of this point (Locality 2 on plan) 

 we again find the band, described above, making its appearance, 

 and being traceable for nearly half-a-mile along the shore 

 before disappearing beneath the upper tertiary beds to the west. 

 At the former place where we described it, it has a northerly dip 

 and the lowest beds are on the landward side. Here however, 

 the dip is reversed and the lower beds are to the seaward, a 

 syncline running N.E. and S.W. The strata can be fairly termed 

 contorted. A system of faults with a north-westerly trend is 

 again developed, with the same average throw. Our time did 

 not allow us to work out the directions of the downthrow, the 

 matter being complicated by the contortion of the strata. 



To show the way in which contortion has taken place a few 

 examples may be given. At one place the band dips W. — S. — E. 

 at 10°, the radius of curvature of the outcrop being about 20 feet 

 and the upper beds being inside the curve. Then the western 

 end of the band curves round, dipping S.E. — S. — S.W. at 25°, 

 the radius of curvature being 30 feet and the upper beds being 

 on the outside of the curve. The band is curved three or four 

 times in a similar manner to the westward of this point within a 

 distance of a few hundred yards, and it is at this end of the 

 section that we noted the dip as 45° for 30 feet of strike. 



Although the beds ai-e so much disturbed the number of 

 crushed shells does not seem greater than usual. Even close to 

 the faults, large shells were pei-fect. Some specimens which were 

 in contact with pyrites nodules were crushed, but for the most 

 part the fossils were beautifully preserved. From the earthy 

 limestone band of this locality (2) we gathered the following 

 forms : — - 



Waklheimia divaricata, Tate, 

 insolita, Tate. 



