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beds in the environs of Igaliko is 0—5°, and runs, as a rule, in 
a southern direction, but just at the fault considerable disturbances 
are to be seen, and a steep dip to the north may often be ob- 
served here. The colour of the sandstone in this area is usually 
red, but at the direct contact with the dykes it is often discol- 
oured. 
In 1900 the author had only little opportunity of under- 
Fig. 23. Sandstone cliffs near Igaliko. 
taking a closer investigation of the sandstone formations near 
Igaliko, but a number of observations from previous visits 
there have been reported by К. J. У. Sreenstrue’. We learn 
from these that at least four diabase sheets, sometimes exhi- 
biting a fine columnar structure, occur among the sandstone 
beds. Some of these igneous sheets are decidedly sills, but 
1 Meddelelser om Grønland XXXIV, р. 119 (1909). 
