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The range of the limestone is north-east and 

 south-west, and the dip 18 to 20° to the south- 

 east. This was the case at the north-east end of 

 the quarry, but at the south-west end of it the dip 

 appeared to be west south-west, at an angle of 

 13°. From the position of the nearest upper 

 new red sandstone, and other strata in the 

 vicinity, I am inclined to take the first named 

 dip as the true one, and to suppose the latter as 

 the result of a slip or some other accidental 

 disturbance. 



Independently of the great interest of this 

 deposit as most probably indicating the vicinity 

 of coal measures, the quality of the stone seems 

 to promise a building stone of a fair character, for 

 this part of England. At present little is known 

 of the thickness of the bed, or the amount of 

 covering which lies over it. Both these points 

 want investigating, before a safe conclusion can 

 be come to as to the stone being available for 

 building purposes. 



By the kindness of my friend, Mr. James Gibb, 

 chemist, I am able to give the following analysis 

 of a part of the upper portion of the Hole Beck 

 stone, which lies covered by red clay : 



