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THE 

 INFERIOR OOLITE AND CONTIGUOUS DEPOSITS 



OF THE 



CHIPPING-NORTON DISTRICT 

 OXFORDSHIRE 



BY 

 L. RICHARDSON, F.R.S.E., F.L.S., F.G.S. 



Plates [XXVI.-XXVIL] 



CONTENTS 



Page 

 I. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 



II. Subdivisions recognizable in the Inferior Oolite and Contiguous 



Deposits of the District . . . . . . ■ . • . 201 



III. Local- Details 206 



Appendix 

 New Lamellibranchs [Gervillia and Perna) from the Neaeran Beds, by 



E. T. Paris, F.C.S 233 



I. — Introduction 



In this paper it is purposed giving a detailed description 

 of the Inferior Oolite and contiguous deposits of the Chipping 

 Norton district. The extent of this district, for the purpose 

 of the present communication, is shown in the map, fig. i, 

 page 196. 



In this district the beds that are present between the 

 Cornbrash and Upper Lias, are, in descending order : — 



(i). The Forest-Marble series ; 



(2). The Great Oohte, with 



(3). The Stonesfield slate at the base ; 



(4). The Neaeran Beds ; 



(5). The Chipping-Norton Limestone ; and 



(6). Certain of the Top-Beds of the Inferior Oolite. 



