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Mt Joli massive. The erect strata of gray thin limestones and 

 calcareous shales which constitute the low headland at Mt Joli begin 

 not at the scarp itself, but at low water may be seen extending well 

 out from the shore. Along the North beach these outlying strata 

 form little reefs, but the intervals between them and the wall of the 

 promontory is concealed by the beach. Taking the Mt Joli massive 



East face of Mt Joli 



as a whole, it has an approximate length along the sea front of 700 

 feet, the highest point being at the north, the upper slope declining 

 southerly, ending rather abruptly, and the rock mass being separated 

 from that of Cap Canon by an imexposed and probably entirely 

 interrupted area of about 350 feet. There is little change in the 

 lithologic composition of the strata composing Mt Joli, but there is 

 definite evidence of displacement in the mass itself. For the greater 



