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Redford July 29-1912, Monday.
Collected all morning in the brick and
Tilo grounds about 3/4 mile north of
Redford railway station and St George house.
The section here combined with that of the
railway cut is as follows:-
"Ridge" at railway cut 3/4m. E. of Red.
blue limestone weathering into flaky conchae
shells, Astarte reticulata gmbl.
About 4 feet this
Calcareous shales with an abundance
of Cladochorus and less of P. mucronatus
About 6 feet.
Blue shales nophite with Spirifer ornamentos
About 8 feet.
Blue shales
Thickness not seen but probably about 8 feet.
Lower coal bed,
About 3 feet.
One or two feet of dense limestone
About 2 feet
black bituminous shale with Zeilaphichus limitares
About 6 inches
Loric Hamilton
Brick Clays
About 14 feet.
Microphyllus decuss in lower foot
and large Chondro reticulatum.