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The next set of beds in the section are exposed in the 

 old Louisburg quarry situated 75 metres inland at the 

 end of an abandoned road. 



9. Thinly bedded, grey, finely oolitic 

 limestones with Producti abundant in 

 pockets and layers. These beds over- 

 lie those (No. 8) seen on the shore but 

 it is not exactly known whether or not 

 the basal beds in the quarry are shown 

 on the shore. It is reported that 

 limestone was once quarried here for 

 use in the building of Louisburg. 

 Thickness at least 13 ft. 



(3-9m.) 

 Leaving the Louisburg quarry ,and continuing east- 

 ward up the hill, along the strike of the quarry bed, past 

 the old lime kiln, and from there along a more northeast- 

 erly course descending into a small shallow stream valley 

 the next two beds may be noted. 



10. Massive pink limestones, single bed 2 ft. 2 in. 



(o-6 m.) 



11 . Massive very finely oolitic limestone 6 ft. 6 in. 



(2-0 m.) 



Crossing the marshy stream in the shallow valley, the 

 line of section continues up the hillside over a covered 

 interval to the base of the main quarry. 



12 . Covered, but known to carry near the 

 middle a massive limestone 9J^ feet 

 thick (2-9 m.) and at the top 15 feet 

 (4-5 m.) of coarse sandstone with 

 plants, the top of which can be seen at 



one point in the quarry. About 70 ft. 



(21-3 m.) 

 The following beds are exposed in the large quarry of 

 the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company. 



13. Grey oolitic limestone with concentric 

 nodules, resting on the sandstone 

 mentioned under No. 12 2 ft. 7 in. 



(o-8 m.) 

 14- Sandy shale with abundant hard con- 

 centric limy nodules in which fossils 



occur I ft. 6 in. 



(0-4 m.) 



