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(67) 10 in. X 7 in. X 6 in. ; subang^ilar ; crossed scratches on flat face ; ande- 



site ; L.D. 



(68) 1 ft. X 1 ft. X 8 in. ; ellipsoidal ; scratched longitudinally ; quartzose rock, 



(69) 8 in. X 10 in. x 8 in. ; rounded with one flat face ; a little scratched near 



ends ; variety of granophyre, Buttermere. 



(70) 1 ft. X 10 in. X 7 in. ; rounded with flattened faces ; scratched on faces ; 



quartzose rock. 



(71) 1 ft. 3 in. X 9 in. x 6 in. ; snbangular ; well scratched longitudinally and 



some cross scratches ; quartzose rock. 



(72) 1 ft. 2 in. X 10 in. x 9 in. ; rounded ; granite, Eskdale. 



(73) 10 in. X 8 in. X .5 in. ; snbangular ; scratched on flat side; quartzose rock. 



(74) 10 in. X 8 in. X 5 in. ; subangular ; much striated ; quartzose rock. 



(75) 6 in. X 5 in. x 4 in. ; angular ; rhyolitic ash ; L.D. 



(76) 1 ft. 6 in. X ] ft. 1 in. x 9 in. ; longitiidinall}- .scratched ; red-brown grit- 



stone. 



(77) 6 in. diameter ; rhyolite ; L.D. 



(78) 8 in. X 6 in. x 5 in. ; purple gritstone. 



(79) 1 ft. X 9 in. X 9 in. ; subangular ; .scratched ; andesite with epidote ; L.D. 



(80) 9 in. X 6 in. x 4 in. ; subangular ; quartz porpliyry. 



(81) 6 in. X 8 in. ; quartz porphyry. 



With these are many limestones and andesites 3 in.-6 in. in diameter. 

 Many of them are scratched. 



Heywood. — In hedge on west side of road — 



(82) 1 ft. 5 in. X 1 ft. 4 in. x 10 in. ; subangular; flattened ; granophyre, Butter- 



mere. 



(83) 1 ft. 6 in. X 1 ft. x 1 ft. ; subangular ; granite. 

 (83a) 1 ft. X 10 in. x 10 in. ; subangular ; andesite ; L.D. 



Near Heber's toll-gate — 



(84) 1 ft. 6 in. diameter ; andesite ; L.D. 

 Bochdale. — King Street South, Grove Street — 



(97) 9 in. diameter ; granite. Cf. Dahy, New Galloway. O.D. 470 feet; out of 



gravel about 6 feet below surface. 

 (38) — X 5 in. X 4 in. ; granite, Galloway. 



Between Bam Edge and Knot Booth, 2^ miles south-east of centre of 

 Rochdale, above side of road — 



(99) 4 ft. X 2 ft. X 1 ft. 9 in. : subangular ; sandstone or grit. 

 Near Haugh Hey, in field above Wood Mill— 



|(100) 2 ft. 6 in. X 2 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. ; very much rounded with hummocky ends ; 

 andesitic agglomerate ; L.D. 



(101) 1 ft. 2 in. X 11 in. x 10 in. ; subangular ; granophyre, Buttermere. 



(102) 2 ft. 3 in. X 1 ft. 9 in. x 1 ft. 3 in. ; subangular with flattened sides : 



scratched longitudinally ; quartz felsite with epidote. 



Group. 



Sparth' Bottoms, Norman Eoad, half a mile S.W. of Town Hall, 

 Rochdale. The section (which is for brick clay) shows above 16 ft. of 

 strong purple boulder clay surmounted by 9 ft. of drift sand and gravel. 

 The gravel is at the top, and is about 4 ft. thick. The bottom of the 

 cutting is at about 400 feet O.D. 



(105) 8 in. X 6 in. x 4 in. ; subangular ; granite, Gallowaj'. 



(106) 8 in. X (5 in. x 6 in. ; subangular ; andesite ; L.D. 



(107) 9 in. X 8 in. x 4 in. ; flattened ; scratched longitudinally ; grit. 



