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FRESWICK BURN. 



CHAP. xnr. 



" Well, I found a considerable variety of stones in the 

 clay section ; and they were all rubbed, or grooved, or 

 scratched. I found pieces of flint, .and rubbed pieces of 

 chalk. I found granite, quartz, greenstone, and the 



BOULDER CLAY AT FRESWICK. 



ordinary clay slate of the county. I saw very large 

 boulders. Broken shells were very abundant. I found 

 a small fragment of broken Belemnite ! * I am quite 

 sure of it. It is a piece split down the middle, exhibit- 

 ing a vertical section and two end sections. I give you 

 a sketch of it [a drawing given]. Now, surely this is a 



* An Oolitic fossil, apparently the internal bone or shell of extinct 

 naked Cephalopods allied to the squid and cuttlefish. 



