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to the Somersetshire Society, the party returned by the evening train to 
Bristol, well pleased with the scientific results of the day, as well as with 
the opportunity thus afforded of cultivating pleasant acquaintance with 
those of kindred pursuits. 
MEETINGS OF SECTIONS. 
GEOLOGICAL SECTION. 
Friday, August 23rd, 1867. — Having on a previous occasion met 
with so much that was interesting in the Bradford Quarries, the Geological 
Section determined to pay them a second visit, which now took place, 
and a good muster of the members met at the Terminus, and proceeded at 
once to the scene of action. 
The fine section of Bradford Clay and Oolite was duly examined and 
sketched, and the lithological characteristics of the various beds of stone 
were well scrutinized. A large number of fossils were collected, especially 
Terebratula coarctata, T. digona, T. maxillata, and portion of Apiocrinite. 
Indeed most of the Mollusca, Polyzoa, and Corals, that occur in that part 
of the Jurassic series were discovered, and with them an extremely beauti- 
ful lot of crystallized Calcite was met with and consigned to the baskets 
and bags. It was noticed that the crystals were rather unusually grouped 
together, forming very elegant figures in hollow cavities of the stone. 
A very agreeable and useful evening was spent, and would have been 
completely so had not an unexpected termination to the day's work oc- 
curred through the breaking down of a previous train. The rails being 
blocked up, the Geological students were obliged to fast and wait in the 
dark recesses of St. Ann's Wood, till the midnight hour had struck. 
Wednesday, September 11th, 1867. — The Geological Section pro- 
ceeded to Portishead for the purpose of examining the Old Red Sand- 
