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Lyons
Neck (2)
The shore to the west of the island is
formed by some basic tuffs while the
East shore of the point ni 5.35.4
is composed of trap the main mass of
the point's west side is composed
of ceded and x semi-acid tuffs
which also form the tiny island
ni s.e. 5.34.6.
The point to the s. of this island
is composed of massive trap which
extends with the 80 ft. hill at the
N. end of the neck. The south side
of the point shores (near west end)
a couple of feet of contorted shale
strike nearly east-west dip north.
I In the little cove common to
northern 5.34.9 - 5.44.7. occurs a
series of exposures of acid tuffs &
shales. The little point on the line
shores on the east face 25 feet of
massive acid tuffs overlying and
grading down into 10 feet of blue
shale. The upper part of the shale
contains fragments & grades into the
tuffs & this part contains few
Dalmanella's & Sterosserina =
(not coll).
The shales proper form the
tip of the little point sand are
very highly fossiliferous containing
5.34.9
A'
not coll.
Dalmanella abundant
Chronetes costini occasional
Sterosserina spulchra lacunosa
very common
monotrypelle
" "
Murchisonia common
5.34.9
A
Asriostoma rare
actinopertella
28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2