28 NOVA SCOTIAN GEOLOGY—HONEYMAN. 
sandstones. Irregular beds of impure manganese were seen in a 
road section near Starr’s Point. The red colour of these sand- 
stones are an obvious feature. Theories have been indulged in 
to account for its existence. At the close of the Carboniferous 
period conditions of deposition appear to have changed, so as to 
favour the formation of the Triassic sandstones at Kentville 
and elsewhere, but not so as to form conglomerate as in the 
Triassic of the Cobequids. The pre-carboniferous area of Kent- 
ville seems to have formed a breakwater in the Triassic Period. 
4, Trappean Avea.—My acquaintance with this area is de- 
rived from the Blomidon cape and shore, a traverse from Lower 
Pereau to Scott’s Bay, an examination of the rocks on the shore 
of Scott’s Bay, and a return with a diversion leading to the Junc- 
tion of the Ross Creek Road (Church’s Map). The rocks observed 
are Basalt, Trap, Amygdaloid and Ash. Among the fragments 
of Basaltic rocks.on the Blomidon shores the prismatic structure 
is of frequent occurrence. The Amygdaloids correspond with the 
boulders abounding in our superficial drift. Ashy beds are re- 
presented by boulders occurring in the same drift. Minerals 
from the Amygdaloid traps of Blomidon collected are, Jaspers 
in great variety, Agates, Mesolite and Natrolite. These are of 
usual occurrence. A specimen found here is the new mineral, 
Lowisite. At Seott’s Bay, in the Trap, were collected Agates, 
Jaspers, Amethysts and Natrolite. Fine specimens were rare in 
this locality ; Mr. Steele, the local collector, being on the con- 
stant look out for choice minerals. In his collections were seen, 
besides beautiful agates from this locality, an exquisite coilection 
of varieties of Natrolite, many of them of rare beauty, and the 
striking mushroom like Mordenite var. Steelite (How) with brist- 
ling Stilbite). They were collected at Cape Split. They subse- 
quently came into the possession of Professor How, who has 
given a good account of them. 
Some of these have found their way to the Provincial Museum. 
The Webster collection in the Museum fully represent the 
minerals of Blomidon. We often designate these igneous rocks 
as of Triassic age. As they are intrusive they might be called 
Post Triassic rocks, as it seems a rather difficult matter to 
prove their age. 
