CLAYS OF BOVEY TEACEY, DEVONSHIRE. 
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Section 2, of the Bovey Deposit^ in the south wall of the “ Coal-pit,'" 460 feet eastward 
from Section 1. Dip 12-^° towards S. 35° W. {magn.). 
Beds. 
Thickness. 
Totals. 
1 
ft. 
6 
in. 
2 
ft. 
6 
in. 
2 
Sajtdt Clay. — W ith, angular and subangular stones ; the upper six inches 
2 
4 
10 
11 
0 
peaty soil, in which the stones also occur. 
Clay. — C ontains some fragments of lignite. 
3 
7 
10 
18 
10 
Saxd. — Q uartzose and ferruginous. 
4 
10 
5 
29 
3 
Clay. — I n some parts sandy and of a buff colour, in others dark with vege-. 
5 
9 
30 
0 
table debris. Much fragmentary lignite. 
LiGimE. — Woody and brittle. 
6 
1 
7 
31 
7 
Clay. — D ull lead-colour. 
7 
1 
5 
33 
0 
Lignite. — A matted mass of debris of Sequoia Couttsice and ferns. 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
2 
0 
35 
0 
'i 
Clay. — L ight drab. Koughly laminated. Contains broken lignite. 
1 
3 
36 
1 
J 
3 
|do not occur in this section. 
Clay. — I n some parts black with vegetable matter, in others light drab ; the 
13 
4 
36 
7 
former most prevalent. 
Lignite. — M uch broken. 
14 
2 
1 
38 
8 
Clay. — L ight drab. Much broken lignite near the top. 
15 
6 
39 
2 
Lignite. — M ore compact than in the higher beds. 
16 
2 
2 
41 
4 
Clay. — D ull lead-colour. Somewhat resinous aspect. Broken into fragments 
17 
1 
0 
42 
4 
having more or less curved surfaces. 
Lignite. — C ontains dicotyledonous leaves. 
18 
1 
9 
44 
1 
Clay. — D ark drab colour. Much broken into angular fragments. Contains 
19 
1 
2 
45 
3 
pieces of lignite. 
Lignite. — C ontains a considerable quantity of clay, in almost continuous 
20 
1 
2 
46 
5 
bands. 
Clay. — E ich in fragments of lignite. 
21 
2 
5 
48 
10 
Lignite. — C ompact. 
22 
1 
3 
50 
1 
Clay. — D ull drab colour. 
23 
10 
50 
11 
Lignite. — M uch broken; the fragments having well-defined clay-stained 
24 
9 
51 
8 
surfaces. 
Clay. — L ight drab. Broken. Kesinous in aspect. 
25 
5 
10 
57 
6 
Lignite. — C ontains patches of clay. Ferns and the so-caUed “ flabelliform 
26 
3 
6 
61 
0 
leaves” occur near the base. 
Clay. — L ight drab. Eich in stems, leaves, and fruits of Sequoia Couttsice. 
27 
1 
7 
62 
7 
Sand. — Q uartzose and ferruginous. Contains lenticular patches of clay. 
28 
6 
63 
1 
Clay. — L ight colour. 
29 
3 
9 
66 
10 
Clay. — D ark colour. 
The nature of the ground prevented the second and third sections being satisfactorily 
continued below the 29th bed. There is reason to believe, however, that the still lower 
beds are uniform in character and order throughout the pit. 
In the third section the materials comprising the various beds will be named without 
remark, since those which agree numerically agree very closely geologically. 
