On the Forest Marble and Upper Beds of the Great Oolite, between 
Nailsworth and Wotton-under-Edge. By E. Wrrcuett, F.G.S. 
The country situate between Nailsworth and Wotton-under- 
Edge has hitherto received little attention from Cotteswold 
Geologists. 
Lycert, in describing it in the “Geology of the Cotteswold 
_ Hills,” selects, as an example of its Geology, the large quarry on 
_ the summit of Wotton hill, which, he says, “yields stone fitted 
_ for rough walls and road mending, but shells are absent””—that 
_ there are occasional layers of fine shelly detritus, together with 
single plates and spines of Echinoderms joints of Pentacrinites, 
and, rarely, the teeth of fishes.” That similar Sections are 
_ met with commonly over the plateau of the Great Oolite between 
_ Bath and Minchinhampton. “Oolitic Limestones, forming beds 
of no great thickness, destitute of clay or marl partings, and 
without a trace of organic life, are commonly met with.” 
This description always appeared to me so unattractive that 
fora long time I thought that an examination of the rocks 
trouble, consequently I have never until recently examined 
them, nor am I aware that any member of the Club has done 
few years ago, went over a portion of the ground to visit Calcot 
‘Barn, two quarries at Tiltup’s End were passed by, as they 
were not supposed to contain anything worth halting to examine, 
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