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The following beds were seen (the upper half was estimated, 

 and the lower measured) : — 



Thickness in 



feet inches. 



Limestones much broken up by joints about 25 



Limestone with fossils about 40 



Limestone with encrinites, dolomitized, and contain- 

 ing pockets filled with clay and decomposed dolo- 



mitic limestone at least 30 



Massive limestone 40 



First clay-parting 6 



Limestone about 10 



Second clay-parting 6 



Limestone, granular (969) 30 



Third clay-parting 5 



Limestone 1 9 



Fourth clay-parting 4 



Limestone 8 



Fifth clay-parting 6 



Limestone 4 3 



Sixth clay-parting 1 



Limestone 12 



Seventh clay-parting , 6 



Limestone 8 



Eighth clay-parting 8 



Limestone 30 



242 6 



20. Hand Dales. 



A thickness of about 30 feet of limestone was observed, the beds 

 dipping 10° towards the Ashbourne end of the cutting. 



The lowest beds consist of a white, finely-granular limestone 

 (1092) ; above these may be seen 10 or 15 feet of a limestone 

 containing encrinite-stems, a few shell-fragments, and other small 

 fossils not yet determined. Above this limestone the beds contain a 

 few corals. 



21. Caskin Low. 



A thickness of about 40 feet of horizontal beds is seen in this 

 cutting. The upper beds are very much broken up and weathered, 

 but the lower are more massive. The latter are dolomitized in 

 the upper parts, and pass into very fine-grained limestones with 

 foraminifera. The lowest beds seen are granular, and contain 

 amorphous pellets, a few small pebbles of limestone, and small 

 fossils not determined. 



22. Lean Low. 



This is a shallow cutting on the eastern side of the hill-slope, 

 south of Parsley Hay Bridge. The beds are nearly horizontal, and 

 although the cutting is about 500 feet long, only a thickness of 

 18 feet of limestone is seen. The rock is bluish-grey, and contains 

 Prochictus and a few corals. 



