THE PICTOU COAL FIELD — POOLE. 323 



deep, on the George McKay seam, fifty feet south of the Vale 

 pit railway and 1 900 feet west from the Marsh pit shewn on the 

 Survey map. 



Ft. In. 



Light grey very fine argillaceous fireclay 3 



Sandstones having micaceous streaks 7 6 



Light grey micaceous sandstones 6 



Strata more argillaceous with plant fragments 6 6 



Strata similar but more arenaceous 6 6 



Shaly sandstone more compact 2 



Grey argillaceous shale 3 



" fine wavy sandstone 9 



" argillaceous shale 1 10 



Darker " 6 8 



Similar but more arenaceous G 



Light grey wavy sandstone with plants 6 



Similar but coarser with wavy blackish bands 7 



Dark grey argillaceous shale 3 



Lighter fine areno-argillaceous shale 3 



Light and dark grey argillaceous shales 18 



Black argillaceous shales 2 



Tender fireclay 1 



Very fine light grey sandstone ."> 



Streaked grey shale and striped sandstones 19 



Light grey very fine sandstone 2 



Streaked grey argillaceous shale 11 



" with sandstone partings 10 



" thin layer " 13 



" " black calcareous partings 



full of shells, coprolites and fish remains 10 



Dark grey shales 6 



" calcareous 12 4 



2 



Black carbonaceous shale 1 



Dark grey fireclay 2 6 



Light grey very fine argillaceous sandstone 5 10 



