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At 3 miles from South Blinman, dolomitic limestones can 

 be seen on top of range, on the left hand, which pass down to 

 level and cross the creek. 



At 4 miles from South Blinman, in Paddy's Creek, a 

 very thick and confused mass of dolomitic limestones and 

 shales come down from the ridge to the creek, the two kinds 

 of stone being crushed together: dip 55° to 90°. These 

 are overlain by soft shales that are greatly contorted. Next 

 follow thin quartzites separated by shale partings: dip E. 

 10° N. at 45°. 



At 5 miles distance, a hill on the north side of the 

 creek, about 300 ft. in height, consists of dolomitic beds, in 

 part crushed. Shales occupy the opposite side of the creek: 

 dip E. at 50°. 



At one-eighth of a mile further, a quartzite bar crosses 

 the creek and forms escarpments on each side of the creek 

 at a spot where the road finally leaves Paddy's Creek. In 

 the creek are seen indurated shales, with dip N.E. at 60°, 

 while flaggy shales that show on the hill above, and overlie 

 those seen in the creek, have a dip to S.E. at a low angle. This 

 discordance is probably caused by faulting. 



For the next 2 miles the road follows the strike of purple 

 shales, and a great development of these shales is seen in 

 ranges to the southward, while to the northward the view is 

 bounded by great escarpments of quartzite. 



At the 7 -mile stage, the purple shales are still in evidence 

 (dip N. at 55°), and the road continues on the strike of 

 these beds almost to the Erengunda Creek. 



At 9| miles from South Blinman, the purple shales, on 

 the southern side of the road, have a dip of 85°, and are 

 faulted. 



Within a quarter of a mile of Erengunda Creek there 

 is a thick dolomitic bed (not much above the general level), 

 then follow purple sandstones (dip N. 65° E. at 45°), which 

 rise into a high escarpment on the eastern side of the road 

 ( ? 500 ft.). This is probably the same bed which makes bold 

 escarpments seen on the northern side of the purple shales, 

 as described above. 



On the northern side of the purple sandstones there is a 

 very thick series of limestones, forming a low range on the 

 southern side of the above-mentioned creek, 90 yards wide, 

 and includes a great variety of dolomitic rocks. The creek 

 has cut its way through these limestones (dip 80° E. of N. 

 at 55°), which cover the whole width of the creek (probably 

 100 yards), and extend to 38 yards beyond, on the northern 

 side, where they are overlain by calcareous shales. 



On the Wirrealpa side of the Erengunda Creek is the 



