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9. Limestone (Oolitic, but of what horizon I cannot say) ; 

 smooth ; striated on one side ; i ft. 4 in. x i ft. 3 in. x 9 in. 



10. Similar to No. 9 ; i ft. 3 in. x i ft. 2 in. x 7 in. 



1 1. Sandstone (probably Estuarine); angular; irregular; i ft. 5 in. 

 X I ft. 2 in. X I ft. I in. 



12. Grey arenaceous Limestone (probably Jurassic) ; irregular; 

 smoothed on one side; i ft. i in. x i ft. 3 in. x 10 in. 



13. Similar to No. 12; smooth on one side; i ft. Sin. x i ft. 4 in. 

 X I ft. I in. 



14. Light-coloured Sandstone; smooth; egg-shaped; striated; 

 2 ft. X I ft. 2 in. X I ft. 6 in. 



15. Lithostrotion ; small, polished, and rounded mass; i ft. x 

 9 in. X 7 in. 



16. Greenish-grey Trap (probably a Hornblende- Andesite) ; an 

 irregular quadrate mass, trapezoidal, in section at one direction ; 

 the faces at an obtuse angle are polished and somewhat striated; 

 2 ft. 6 in. X 2 ft. X I ft. 4 in. 



REPORTS UPON BOULDERS NEAR NORTHALLERTON. 



Rev. THOS. PARKINSON, 

 Vicar of North Otterhigtoii^ near Northallerton. 



Thornton-le-Beans, near Northallerton. 



In the centre of the village, at the left or north side of the village 

 street, going eastwards ; township of Thornton-le-Beans, parish of 

 North Otterington ; length, 3 ft. 10 in., E. and W. ; breadth, 3 ft. 2 in., 

 N. and S. ; above ground, 2 ft. 4 in., and probably about the same 

 in the ground ; rounded ; uncertain whether it has been moved or 

 not ; longest axis, E. and W. ; no striae or groovings ; Shap Granite ; 

 isolated ; rests on clay. 



Thornton-le-Moor, near Northallerton. 



In the township of Thornton-le-Moor, parish of North Ottering- 

 ton, are three boulders : — 



No. I. In an open field near a well, named ' Stockeld's Well '; 

 about 4 ft. 6 in. X 2 ft. 8 in. x 2 ft. 8 in.; somewhat wedge-shaped; 

 rounded ; cannot say whether it has been moved or not ; longest 

 axis N. and S. (nearly) ; ice-worn ; isolated ; rests on clay ; Granite. 



No. 2. In a lane called ' Endecon'; about 300 yds. from S. end 

 of village of Thornton-le-Moor ; 3 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. x 2 ft.; was con- 

 siderably broken a few years ago ; has been moved ; Coarse Dolerite 

 or Gabbro ; isolated ; rests on clay. 



Naturalist, 



