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larger canals are filled with serpentine of a light 

 green or olive colour, and the finer tubuli are in- 

 jected with dolomite. It may also be observed 



Fig. 36. — Decalcified Eozoon, in section, slightly enlarged. 

 Showing the character of the sarcodous laminae now replaced by Serpentine. 



that the serpentine in the larger cavities often 

 shows a banded structure, as if it had been de- 

 posited in successive coats, and the canals are 

 sometimes lined with a tubular film of serpentine, 



