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Messrs. Buckland's and Conybeare's Observations on the 



Note. The 8 following Sections all belong to pits worked in the lower 

 coal-shale, in the southern coal-tract ; the numbers prefixed to the coal seams 

 refer to the numbers in the preceding list. — The order is descending, be- 

 ginning with the northernmost seams. 



Section 10. 



Chilcompton new pit. 

 Dip nearly E., 5 in 12. 



Overlying dolomitic conglomerate or millstone 



Firestone or Pennant . 

 ? Coal 



Benching, a kind of clay 



Pan or coat of mail, a kind of clay 



Cliff 

 ? Shall/ coal 



Pan 



Imperfect, shaly coal 



Pan 



Firestone 

 ? Imperfect coal 



Firestone 



Cliff 



Pan 



Grey firestone 



Strong cliff 



6. Small.coal seam 

 Cliff 



7. Two.coal seam 

 Greys 



9. Warkey course, half coal, half shale 



The uppermost measures in this Section appear to belong to the Pennant. 



Section 11. 



At Holcombe. 

 Dip S.J 7 in 12, and very regular. 



Fath. 



Ft. 



In, 



. 23 











13 



3 















5 











5 







3 







3 



















3 







2 















6 



2 



3 







. 12 



3 











3 







3 











4 



3 







1 











3 











5 















3 







2 















2 







. 12 



3 







1 











6. Small.coal seam 



Rock and cliff 

 9. Warkey course, divided into two seams 



Rock and cliff 

 11. Garden course 



Fath. Ft. In. 



3 

 25 



1 

 50 



3 



The beds to the south of these are the same as those in section 12. 



Section 12. 



At Rock, near Pitcot. 

 Dip. N.E., 1 in 2. 

 The vertical dimensions of these beds are inferred from their horizontal 

 thickness observed in a horizontal drift. 



Fath. Ft. In. 

 Overlying beds of dolomitic conglomerate or millstone . 16 j 



Firestone 



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