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THE KH^TIC ROCKS OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 
half to two miles wide. The idea of such a localised extension along 
the strike was certainly erroneous, and has since been abandoned. The 
Southerly continuation of these beds in Lincolnshire is indeed indicated 
by the low escarpment which lies not far from the eastern bank of the 
Kiver Trent. 
Pihmtic of Notts. Generalised Section.* 
Shales and limestones. 
Estheria minuta. 
Shales and limestone 
nodules. 
18ft. 
Shales, with bands of 
limestone, and sand¬ 
stone, and bone-beds, 
15ft. 
“Tea-green Marls.” 
15ft. to 20ft. 
Red and Green Marls. 
* Note.— This section is taken from the Quart. Journ. Geol. Soc. for 1882, 
vol. xxxviii., p. 451, and is printed by special permission of the Council of the 
Geological Society. 
