ON THE EKRATIC BLOCKS OF ENGLAND, WALES, AND IRELAND. 273 



* lieport on the Boulders on the Shore of the Bluer Mersej/,froin Dingle Point 

 to Hale Head. Bij Joseph Lomas, A.Ii.dS., Special Lecturer on 

 Geology, University College, Liverpool. 



From Herculanean Dock to Dingle Point — • 



(1) 35 in. X 28 in. x IS in. ; pear-shaped ; andesite. 



(2) 31 in. X 21 in. x 15 in. ; grit ; Silurian. 



(3) 39 in. X 39 in. x 22 in. ; rounded ; polished ; and grooved at top and sides ; 



andesite. 



In first creek beyond Dingle Point — 



(4) 59 in. X 49 in. x 42 in. ; rounded ; andesite. 



(5) 27 in. X 28 in. x 21 in. ; rounded ; andesite. 



<^6) 33 in. X 27 in. x 13 in. ; tabular ; Criffel granite. 

 <7) 31 in X 28 in. x 20 in. ; rounded ; Criffel granite. 



(8) 56 in. X 42 in. x 24 in. ; pear-shaped ; well planed and striated, Scotch 



granite. 



(9) 23 in. X 17 in. x 14 in. ; rounded ; Dalbeattie granite. 



Knott's Hole— 



(10) 55 in. X 42 in. x 30 in ; well rounded ; andesite. 



t^ll) 54 in. X 39 in. x 32 in. ; well rounded ; striated axially ; felsite. 



(12) 42 in. X 26 in. x 18 in. ; rounded ; striated at top ; andesite. 



(13) 23 in. X 18 in. X 8 in. ; well rounded ; andesite. 



(14) 39 in. X 39 in. x 24 in. ; polished on lower surface ; diorite. 



(15) 51 in. X 25 in. X 25 in. ; well rounded; polished; and striated axially; 



andesitic agglomerate. 



Between Knott's Hole and Southwood Road — • 



(16) 31 in. X 29 in. x 17 in. ; polislied ; Scotcli granite. 



(17) 33 in. X 18 in. x 13 in. ; subangular ; Scotcli granite. 



<18) 31 in. X 24 in. x 12 in. ; polished and striated axiallj^ and also at right 

 angles ; grit. 



(19) 54 in. X 28 in. x 14 in. ; tabular ; Dalbeattie. 



(20) 40 in. X 31 in. x 20 in. ; well rounded ; beautifully polished ; grit. 



(21) 18 in. X 15 in. x 10 in. ; polished and striated ; andesite. 



■(22) 25 in. x 22 in. x 16 in. ; well rounded ; polished ; andesitic ash. 



(23) 16 in. X 12 in. x 18 in. ; rounded ; striated axially ; silurian grit. 



(24) 37 in. x 27 in. x 20 in. ; well rounded ; polished ; ash. 



(25) 50 in. x 40 in. x 16 in. ; planed and grooved axially ; grit ; tabular. 



(26) 46 in. x 22 in. x 22 in. ; rounded and pear-shaped ; blunt end fracturccj 



and not at all worn ; polished on other faces ; Dalbeattie granite. 



From Southwood Road to Otterspool — 



(27) 21 in. X 20 in. x 13 in. ; polished and striated axially ; andesite. 

 {28) 16 in. X 12 in. X 12 in. ; nodular ; diorite. 



<29) 24 in. X 13 in. X 12 in. ; striated axially ; striaj on upper and lower surfaces ; 

 andesitic ash. 



(30) 23 iu. X 12 in. X 17 in. 



(31) 21 in. X 14 in. X 12 in. 



(32) 23 in. X 15 in. x 12 in. 

 <33) 24 in. x 16 in. x 13 in. 

 (34) 31 in. X 20 in. X 12 in. 

 <35) 17 in. X 13 in. x 13 in. 



(36) 24 in. X 16 in. x 13 in. 



(37) 17in. X 13 in. x 13 in. 



(38) ISin. xl7in. xl6iu. 



andesite. 



andesite. 



well rounded ; .striated axially ; andesite. 



tabular; white sandstone. 



well rounded ; striated obliquely to axis ; andceite 



limestone. 



andesite. 



subangular ; silurian grit. 



rounded ; Yewdale breccia. 



(39) 18 in. X 13 in. x ? ; andesite. 



(40) 22 in. x 16 in. x 9 in. i + ); tabular ; Dalbeattie granite. 



(41) 20 in. X 12 in. x 12 in. : rounded ; polished ; andesite. 



(42) 27in. x 12 in. x 12 in. ( + ) ; rounded and polished ; granite. 



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