﻿Notes on Fossils from Prince Charles Foreland. 149 



XII. Notes on Fossils from Prince Charles Foreland, hronght 

 home hy Br William S. Bmice in 1906 and 1907. By 

 G. W. Lee, D.Sc, of H.M. Geological Survey of Scotland. 

 [Plate VI II.] 



(Read 23rd March 1908.) 



In the summers of 1906 and 1907, Dr W. S. Bruce made 

 a topographical survey of Prince Charles Foreland, under the 

 auspices of His Serene Highness the Prince of Monaco ; and 

 whilst engaged in this work he collected many interesting 

 geological specimens. A great number of these had, how- 

 ever, through an unfortunate mishap, to be left behind, so 

 that the material actually brought home is rather scanty; 

 but as apparently it is sufficiently representative of the main 

 types collected, Dr Bruce has been good enough to afford me 

 the privilege of studying his unique collection. 



Although the main islands of Spitsbergen have been the 

 subject of numerous geological investigations, practically 

 nothing was known of the geology of Prince Charles Fore- 

 land till Dr Bruce made some discoveries which led him to 

 the belief that, contrary to the opinions expressed by the 

 few geologists who have visited the spot, the island is not 

 wholly made up of the Lower Palseozic strata known as the 

 " Hecla-Hook " Series, but contains more recent formations.^ 



The study of the fossils submitted to me fully confirmed 

 Dr Brace's surmise, so that the collection, scanty as it is, is 

 very important as a starting-point for future investigations. 



The present preliminary note is based on the examination 

 of the following material : — 



I. A suite of crystalline schists, quartzites, black papery shales, 

 barren grey limestone, sandstones, and conglomerates, etc. 



This suite is probably the equivalent of the " Hecla- 

 Hook" Series of Spitsbergen, but sls no fossils have been 

 found in the specimens available, its correct age cannot be 

 determined at present. As the sequence and the exact 

 relationships of the various members of the suite are not 

 accurately known, the detailed description of the latter will 



^ See Scottish Geog. Mag. for March 1907—" Prince Charles Foreland," by 

 Dr W. S. Bruce. 



