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it did, a magnificent section of this formation, over a hundred 

 feet in height, the horizontal bands of flints being especially 

 well shown. While the greater part of the party drove on 

 into Glenarm, some preferred remaining here to examine 

 the beds of Lias and Greensand near at hand. The Lias 

 here does not crop out as a solid rock as at Waterloo, but 

 occurs in its more usual form of plastic blue clays, which, 

 undermined by percolating water, continually slide down on 

 the road below. On the surface of these clays, washed out 

 by recent rains, a large number of fossils were obtained — 

 Ammonites Johnstoni, Cardium Rhozticum, Cardinia ovalis, 

 C. Deshayesii, Pentacrinus Bryareus, Ammonites planorbis, 

 Astarte Guexii, and others — the first three of which, with 

 Gryphcea incurva and Lima gigantea, were also obtained at 

 Waterloo. Another Ammonite, of which two fragments were 

 obtained near Glenarm, would appear to belong to A. laqueolus 

 Schloenbach, a species which has not hitherto been recorded 

 from Irish Liassic strata. A few Greensand fossils were also 

 secured, including Pecten equicostatus and Terebratula carnea. 

 The party having again rejoined, the return journey was 

 commenced, and Larne was reached a few minutes after seven, 

 where a substantial tea was provided by Mr. M'Neill at the 

 King's Arms Hotel. At the conclusion of the repast a short 

 business meeting was held — Mr. Mann Harbison in the chair. 

 The announcement that the rainfall during the month of 

 August had been abnormally small — little more than one-half 

 of the average August rainfall for the last twenty years — was 

 received with some surprise and a little ironical laughter. The 

 party then made their way to the railway station, and in spite 

 of somewhat limited accommodation provided by the railway 

 company on the last train from Larne, they all safely reached 

 Belfast a few minutes before ten. 



