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cemented together by indu- /12
rated lime said originating
from corals and other marine
animals and algae. The lower
exposed portion of the cliffs
consists of more finely grained
material and masses of
coral seem to be absent, or at
they are rare in it. This finer bed
any rate.
This finer bed
is at sea level and is greenish
surface
black in color from its coating
of plant growth life whose growth
fostered by
is due to constant wetting by
tide and waves.
The whole surface of the
limestone has been deep-
ly corroded wherever the sea
can reach it by wave or spray.
The result is an intricate
network of cirque-like hollows