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faulting as further east, we then climbed up to
1200 feet above the sea where I left White to con-
tinue up to 2000 feet. On my return to a level
of about 1050 to 1100 feet I collect a small lot
of some fossils in a coal band. The Permian craniums
also occurred at this level and we found it
much lower down. The general dips in this
again is nearly uniform and in towards the sea,
The streams run along the dips. The general mass
is made up of sandstones, conglomerates are com-
paratively thin bands of carbonaceous shale and
coal.
Returning to camp by 12.30 we had dinner and
by 2 P.M. we shoved away for North Anglestone
and were there by 6 P.M. On the way it is plainly
evident that the great mass of basalt above the Cretaceous
beds lie unconformable upon them since to the
westward it comes constantly to a lower level while
the Cretaceous beds appear to dip eastward.
In another
place the Cretaceous is seen unconformably against
the magnesian and finally covers it.
In this region the basalt cap is very extensive
but rarely is it continuous as often so only in
comparatively thin bands.