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WED. FEB. 24, 1969
of this mem. Keith said it undoubtedly was
a piece of one of two lenses, and the beam came
by the fossil actually collected from the first
smaller lens. See opposite.
Then went further north to see the later
lens in place. This one rises abruptly only to
there, putting 20 feet high and some tiny little
200 feet across north and south and extend
north. It has many tiny grains in it. He made
no attempt to collect fossils.
Those are all his lenses from in situ.
Roedledge is the matrix of St. Albans may be
another one in place; the big boulder in the fountain
canal, to the south about 1/2 mile, was a boulder
that I attempted and may
lying in the mouth of the canal entrance. There
are several what looks like reef structure
as in the lenses to the north.
with here and there a falling in small piece.
In the afternoon went north to Highgate
to see the Meni's quarry. Last year flood has
cleared up the basal strata, and now one can
make out a complete section and gather
a more detailed collection of fossils. This I order done at day
for later.