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DR B. N. PEACH AND DR J. HORNE ON 



Section of Strata bored by "Diamond Drill" through overlying Red Sand- 

 stone Formation into Coal Measures at Rowanburn, near Canonbie Col- 

 liery. Boring commenced 7th March 1889, finished 7th March 1890. 



Surface sand . 

 Sand and gravel 

 Red muddy clay 



,, sandy clay (firm) 



,, muddy clay 



,, fakes, broken (thin beds lamin 



„ soft fireclay 



,, soft sandstone . 



,, blaes 



,, fireclay . 



,, sandstone, soft 



,, fireclay and blaes 



„ sandstone, soft 



„ blaes, soft 



,, fakes 



,, light fakes and fireclay 



,, fakey sandstone 



,, sandstone 



,, fakes 



,, fakes and fireclay 



,, fakes 



,, fireclay . 



,, sandstone 



„ fakes and fireclay 



,, fakes 



,, fakes and blaes 



,, fireclay . 



,, fakes 

 Light red fakes 

 Gray sandstone (solid) 

 Red blaes 



,, fakes and blaes 



,, fakes 



, , fakes and sandstone 



,, soft blaes 



,, sandstone 



„ blaes* . 



,, sandstone 



,, fakes 



,, fakes and sandstone 



„ fakes 



„ fakes and sandstone 



,, blaes 

 Gray sandstone 

 Red irony sandstone 

 Brown sandstone . 

 lied sandstone (conglomerate) 



,, blaes (variegated) 

 Brown irony fakes . 

 Red fakes (variegated) 

 Brown fakes . 



Fms. 



Ft. 



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Brought forward 

 Red fireclay . 



,, blaes 



,, blaes 



,, fakes 



„ sandstone 



,, fakes and sandstone 



„ blaes (variegated) 

 Brown irony fakes . 

 Red sandy fakes (variegated) 



,, sandy fakes (limey) . 



,, blaes (limey) . 



„ blaes, hard (limey) . 

 Light red fakes 

 Light red fakes and iron balls 

 Red fakes and fireclay . 



,, fakes and blaes 



,, fakes 



,, blaes 



,, fakes and blaes 



,, and green fakes and blaes 



,, irony blaes 

 Light grey blaes 



,, bluish grey blaes . 

 Reddish fireclay and ochre 

 Red fireclay . 

 Hard white sandstone 

 Reddish fakes and sandstone 

 Red fakes 



Fakes and sandstone 

 Gray sandstone 

 Reddish fakes and sandstone 

 Bluish fakes . 

 Red fakes and sandstone 



,, blaes (variegated) . 



,, hard blaes 

 Reddish fakes and blaes . 

 Light red fakes and fireclay 

 Red sandstone 

 Reddish blaes 

 Red fakes 



Sandstone (hard, white) . 

 Light blaes . 

 Extra hard gray sandstone 

 Gray fakes 



Light fireclay and blaes . 

 Red fireclay and blaes 

 Red and brownish blaes . 

 Bed and gray sandstone . 

 Sandstone (conglomerate) 

 Blaes (variegated) . 



Fms. 

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Carry forward 70 7 



Carry forward 130 3 8 



Note. — From 53 fathoms to 83 fathoms thin seams of gypsum were met with, not exceeding j inch thick. 



