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Geology, <^c. of Malbay, L. C. 



The conglomerate composing the chief part of this pre- 

 cipice, is in strata a foot or more in thickness, abutting 

 against the mica slate in various unconformable positions. 

 At the west end, the layers are very thin, and are placed 

 vertically, with a southwest direction, in some degree of 

 parallelism to the contiguous mica slate. Near this they 

 are contorted, until gradually toward the centre of the 

 range they become horizontal. Here a singular dispo- 

 sition of the upper laminae is observed. They roof a shal- 

 low cave in undulating 



lines, which descend gently from above, and after curving 

 upwards for a short distance, decline suddenly on the hori- 

 zontal strata which constitute the lower half of the sides 

 of the cave. From hence to the north-east end, the clilF 

 seems rather to assume the massive structure than the 

 stratified, but the latter frequently shows itself through its 

 dense envelope of mould and coppice. 



In advance of this large precipice, and its northeast ex- 

 tremity, lies another mass of conglomerate extending a 

 short way from the alluvial sides of the hill, fifty yards 

 long, and thirty feet high. It is much shattered and de- 

 ranged. The direction of its layers is very indistinct. 

 On its east face, a set of strata (perhaps displaced) run 

 west of north, and dip east of south at an angle of 70°. 



The rock whose position and general aspect has now 

 been detailed, is a conglomerate of a grayish white or 



