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Descending to the Colonata valley, we were glad to take 

 a short rest in a dirty albergo kept by one Josepho, who 

 gave us an excellent repast of Salami, eggs, and chopped 

 up fowl stewed in wine sauce, a most savoury dish, our 

 thirst being allayed by some vino di Carrara bianco, the 

 common wine of the country and very good. Refreshed, 

 we made our last ascent to La Gioija (579 m.), Signor 

 Pelliccia's quarry, whence we had a fine view of the village 

 of Colonata (450 m.), below us on the right. The height 

 of the Campanile, seen on the ridge to the left, was 

 500 m. In the distance, Monte Sagro reared its pointed 

 top. Descending, and leaving on our left hand five 

 quarries on the mountain side which divides the territory 

 of Carrara from Massa, w'e entered the valley of Bedizzano, 

 passing over the whole series of strata down to the 

 many coloured Breccie pavonazze, with fragments and 

 pebbles of white crystalline marble, compacted by a 

 ferruginous red or purple cement, hence called Marmi 

 pavonazzi or Mischi* The following diagram of the 

 strata in the Colonnata valley, copied from a rough section 

 lent me by Prof. Boyd Dawkins, will give a general idea 

 of the succession. 



' 2 3 4- b 6 7 e 



Fig. 3. Diagram of Strata in Colonnata Vallfy, by Prof. Boyd Dawkins 

 I Conglomerate 



(192m O.D.) 



2 Crushed Sericite Slate. 



3 Bedizzano Valley, 



Micaceous Schist. 



4 Veined Sicilian (280111.) 7 Sicilian. 



5 Pavonazzo Marble. 8 Colonnata Valley, 



6 Torone (382 m.) (430 m.) Schist. 



Bardiglio Marble. 



The columns of the Campo Santo at Pisa are made of Mischi 



