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Our camp is pitched at the head of Plum
Laps Creek near the farm of Mr Rudgley.
On the hill S.E. of his farm are openings in a
granite hill where I collected graphite, iron and
granite. The graphite with the iron is interbedded
with the granite. This granite is also cut by pegmatite.
Also collected north of Mr Rudgley house about
half mile. Here we secured a granular white marble.
to the east
It stands on edge against a quartzite with othe
lier pure marble followed by great mass of granite.
The marble has streaks of Egons. To the west of
the marble occurs an amphibolite schist. Sathor
also occurs here.
The age of the marble is
not yet unknown but the occurrence of the rock
when compared with this area leads Prof Knight
to believe it to be Carboniferous. The granite
may be a Cact. eruption. This may also
explain the occurrence of graphite in granite.
Collected a number of flowers here.