7O TATE: THE YORKSHIRE BOULDER COMMITTEE 
FULFORD, NEAR YORK (Gravel-pit south of Rose Hall) :— 
In this pit horizontally-bedded gravels rest on boulder-cla 
is below the water level, and consequently invisible. The majo 
of the stones are carboniferous sandstones, then in order 
ferous limestone, chert, and a few Lake District andesites. 
Hicu Carron (Gravel-pit in supposed moraine) :— 
Gravel bedded at a high angle towards (apparently) 
N. 30° W. The stones range up to about 6 in. or 7 in. dial 
They include carboniferous sandstone, limestone, and chert; fli 
red triassic sandstone; Lake District andesites ;_ magnesian lit 
stone; brockram ; and shap granite ; Carrock Fell diorite. 
of the stones were highly polished, apparently by wind-ac 
One hundred and eight stones scooped up at random proved 
comprise 62 sandstone (most, if not all, carboniferous) and 
carboniferous limestone and chert. 
Hortey (In railway-cutting through ridge of boulder-clay.) : 
This cutting is through typical boulder-clay of a reddish col 
containing many stones. The stones rarely exceed a foot in len 
and only three were seen exceeding two feet. They were 
1, Carboniferous sandstone, 30 in. x S41. x: 7s 2; Carbonife 
limestone (well scratched) ; 3, Coa desitic aggl te contain 
fragments of pink Rhyolite. It was very well rounded. 
ing the stones in order of prevalence they were 
Carboniferous sandstone, limestone, and chert ; Keuper marl 
with salt-pseudomorphs) ; fibrous gypsum ; red triassic sandsto 
lias (some crowded with Gryphea incurva ; magnesian limestone; 
Lake District andesites ; basalt two or three pieces (? Whin Sill); 
three Shap granite ; one Scottish granite (? Loch Doone). A care! 
search failed to yield either chalk or flint. 
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REPORT OF THE EAST-RIDING BOULDER ‘COMMITTE q 
SEPTEMBER Ist, 1896. 
The Committee, since the presentation of the last report, ha 
noted upwards of 2,600 boulders, chiefly in Holderness. 
TABLE AA.—Gives the results of the systematic survey of bould 
In situ in the cliffs of Holderness between Spurn and Bridlingto™ 
TABLE BB.—Gives an analysis of three representative beach’ gro 
TABLE CC.—Refers to Red Cliff (N. Ferriby), and is similar to AA 
Taste DD.—Refers to Redcar and Saltburn, and is similar to AA. 3 
The remainder of the report consists of notes of inland —s 
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