Bates jo I -d L ii 1 1 est one. 



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am. indebted for some valuable data regarding these quarries, 

 informs me that the stone of the Upper Moorabool <^>uarry has 

 been used in the erection (facing) of the Malvern Post Office, and 

 tlie Bendigo Roman Catiiolic Cathedral. The crushing strength of 

 a 3-inch cube of this stone, as ascertained l)y Mr. McCann, is 

 25 tons. Tlie following analyses of the limestone from both 

 quarries were made by Mr. P. G. Bayley, Assoc. S.A.S.M., and 

 for these I am indebted to the Secretary for Mines and Mr. E. 

 J, Dunn, F.G.S., Director of the Geological Survey. 



No. 735. " Moorabool Stone." Upper Quarry. Yellowish 

 brown, dense, tough liniestone. 



No. 736. Filter Quarries. White, soft, friable limestone 

 with slight ferrui^inous stain. 



100.42 



* Under O.lOo/^. 



Trace indicates under 0.01 0/°. 



100.55 



The Ltindocyclina limestone of the Upper Quarry contains 

 those little discoid foraminifera in great abundance, associated 

 with a small proportion of polyzoa. When a fractured surface 

 is examined bv the aid of a lens, the tests are seen scattered 



