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the Nimrud crater, where it separated off part of the large lake to 

 form the shallow, so-called ' hot lake,' and also north of Nimrud, 

 where it rose up through fissures and in a small crater. 



6. A violent earthquake in 1881, which destroyed the village of 



Teghurt, at the eastern base of the crater-wall, was the last sign of 

 activity : but earthquakes are still frequent in the Plain of Mush, at 

 the western foot of the Nimrud Dagh, and recent fault-scarps are 

 clearly visible along the borders of this faulted depression. 



The speaker mentioned that lie had presented his model of the 

 crater to the Museum of Practical Geology ( Jenny n Street ) and 

 the rock-specimens and microscope-slides to the British Museum 

 i Natural History), where his fossils from Armenia are already 

 preserved. 



A short discussion followed, and the thanks of the Fellows present 

 were accorded to Dr. Oswald for his lecture. 



Lantern-slides of many unpublished photographs and drawings 

 of the Nimrud Crater and its surroundings, a model coloured 

 geologically on the scale of 1 inch to the mile, and a scries of 

 rock-specimens and rock-sections were exhibited by Dr. Oswald, in 

 illustration of his lecture. 



A Geological Survey map of the Maclean- Umtata district, Cape 

 Province, Sheet 27. scale: 1 inch=3'75 miles, 1917 (presented by 

 the Geological Survey of the Union of South Africa), was also 

 ■exhibited. 



November 21st, 1917. 



Dr. Aleeed Hakkeu, F.K.S., President, 

 in the Chair. 



The List of Donations to the Library was read. 



The following communication was read : — 



' The Shap Minor Intrusions.' By James Morrison, B.A., JB.Sc. 

 (Communicated by Dr. Herbert Lapworth, Sec.G.S., M.Jnst.C.E.) 



Diagrams, rock-specimens, and microscope-sections of the Shap 

 minor intrusions were exhibited by Mr. Morrison, in illustration 

 •of his paper. 



A Geological & Topographical Atlas of the Gympie Goldiield 

 -and Environs, in 36 sheets, scale 1 : 17-32. 1910-1911 (presented 

 •by the Queensland Geological Survey) was also exhibited. 



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