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and rough paving (prov. ground pinning- 
stone) - - - - i 0 
7 . Compact calciferous .sandstone of finer 
texture than any of tlie above. It occurs 
in large slabs, and forms excellent paving- 
stone for kitchens, Ike. ; it is slightly 
marked with undidating furrows on the 
u})per surface - - - 2 0 
8. Marl, sunk through, but not worked 4 0 
9 . Stone in slabs, reached by boring, dejith 
unknown. 
Organic remains are comjiaratively rare in these 
beds ; bones of rejitiles have been discovered, and 
vegetables, in a carbonized state, are not un- 
common. The stone is not so uniform in colour 
as that of Cuckfield, and is more micaceous ; the 
conglomerate has not been observed in any of the 
localities around Horsham. 
The furrowed state of the surface of the sand- 
stone, above mentioned, is of frequent occurrence 
in the arenaceous strata of Sussex, and has evidently 
been produced by the rippling of water. 
I shall offer a few remarks in this place on the 
apjiearance alluded to. The deep undulations with 
which the slabs are covered, must have attracted 
tlie notice of all who have observed the pavements 
in the towns, and villages, where the Horsham stone 
is emjiloyed. In many instances, the slabs are so 
rough, as to be made use of in stable-yards, and other 
situations where an uneven surface is required to pre- 
vent the feet of animals from sliding in passing over. 
It is scarcely possible that any one who examines 
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