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VOL. XIV. (2) | RHATIC ROCKS I4I 
3.—THE NORTON SECTION. 
I am indebted to Mr John H. Jones, of Churchdown, 
near Gloucester, for drawing my attention to a section 
situated in a lane-cutting about 300 yards north-east of 
Norton Church, and about 1% miles S.E. by E. of 
Wainlode Cliff. 
The following are the details :— 
SECTION II.—NORTON. (Fig. 1.) 
ft. ins. 
4 SHALES, greenish-yellow, marly, coarsely laminated 
5a SHALES, black, coarsely laminated, with brownish partings, 
sandy layers near base. These shales are equally 
divided by a sandstone band containing Schizodus 
Ewaldi, S. elongatus? S. concentricus and Avicula 
contorta ... 9 
b LIMESTONE, hard, grey ; above and below are veins of 
fibrous calcite ; Selenite; Pecten valoniensis, Myo- 
phoria, scales of Gyrolepis ia vk se er 2 
6 SHALES, brownish-black  ... fe ae ae 4 
7 LIMESTONE, dark greenish- brown, in nodular masses, 
containing Modiola minima, and Avicula contorta 
resting upon bluish-black limestone, containing Pecten 
valoniensis, Schigodus, Avicula contorta, Gyrolepis 
Alberti, and much shell debris ... 4-8 
8a SHALES, brownish- black, finely laminated, firm ; Schizodus 3 0 
b SHALES, brownish- black, coarsely laminated... hy oleh Al 
9 to 13? Series of sandstone bands with clay pattings*;'*s.. or 2 
14 SHALES, black, imperfectly laminated selenitic ; somewhat 
arenaceous at 5” above the Bone-bed ... ze 8 
15 SANDSTONE, Bone bed; very hard, light grey, calcareous, 
fibrous calcite ; Gyrolepis Alberti, * elie acu- 
minatus, Coprolites a ina 
16 SHALES, blackish- -grey i oe )) B- 
Upper I. Very light g greenish- grey marl 
Keuper WW Red Marls és see 
‘This section is difficult to measure, the strata, especially 
the shales, being greatly disturbed owing to the probable 
proximity of a fault a little to the east-south-east. They 
are, moreover, considerably compressed ; while the weather- 
ing of the pyritic sandstone bands and the downward 
