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CLENT HILLS BRECCIA. 
A further examination will probably result in the collection 
being found to comprise nearly 100 different fossils. For the 
Brachiopoda I have had good reference books, but even with this 
advantage it is inevitable that I have made some mistakes, especially 
as the fossils in many cases are so fragmentary and so hard 
to develop. The others are but imperfectly named, especially the 
Lamellibranchiata. 
On arranging the collection I noticed a fact which it is well to 
mention for what it is worth. On Wychbury, the highest part 
of which is about 750ft., fossiliferous rocks can be found everywhere 
if searched for carefully ; but on the other hills (with the exception 
of three pieces) all were found below the 800ft. contour line, and 
below the 700ft. line they can be found everywhere. It is remark¬ 
able that in the largest quarry on the hills, namely, the Park Gate 
Quarry, which is close to the 800ft. line, and where the prospects of 
finding fossiliferous rocks are good, I have searched over and over 
again without success. If, however, you descend through Hagley 
Park to a small quarry below Thomson’s seat, fossils can be found 
there ; but here, again, this is below the 700ft. line. Also, that I have 
only found fossils on the east side of the hills once, and that was at 
the only place where the Breccia descends to the 800ft. level. I 
have never found fossils on the north of Clent or Walton, where the 
Breccia is above this line. I cannot think that this is a mere 
accident, especially as to go to the top of the hills is my favourite 
walk, and I must have picked up many thousands of pieces of rock 
on and around the highest parts of the hills. The rocks found 
above this line were a piece of Llandovery quartzite at about 900ft., 
just below the top clump of trees on Clent, the piece of Llandovery 
Beach Bock just below the 900ft. contour line on Walton, and a 
piece of Llandovery Sandstone on the top of Bomsley, 900ft. 
As to the igneous rocks, I have not much to state, as none of my 
specimens have been microscopically examined. Bhyolitic ash and 
Bhyolite are the predominant rocks on all the hills. On Walton 
the rocks are chiefly igneous, with a few of Llandovery age. But 
on Clent the latter rocks are more abundant, and on Wychbury 
still more abundant. We also apparently get on Wychbury, only, 
February, 1893. 
