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| Keywords: The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London (12893700425).jpg 532 <br> MESSES C I GAEDINEE AND S H EEYNOLDS ON Dec 1 89 7 <br> sent the exact appearance of limestone-pebbles embedded in shale ; <br> and were it not for the gradation visible at so many points between <br> the uncracked limestone and these beds of limestone-pebbles the <br> origin of the latter would be hard to prove <br> The shale-bands intervening between the limestone-bands also <br> show signs of disturbance ” cracks now filled with infiltrated mate- <br> rial being numerous This too is evidence of the agent which has <br> probably brought about the present rounded form of the originally <br> angular fragments of the limestone-bands There can hardly have <br> been sufficient friction between the limestone-fragments and ' the <br> Fig 3 ” Thrust-conglomerate at Priest's Chamber <br> From a photograph by Mr H Preston <br> shale to bring about the rounded appearance of the latter and it is <br> to the dissolving agency of infiltrating water that one must look to <br> explain the rounded appearance of the fragments This type of <br> conglomerate due to earth-movements may be seen frequently along <br> the coast ; but the other type namely the thrust-conglomerate is to <br> be seen only at the places where the thrust-plane between the grit <br> series and the limestone series is visible that is at Priest's Chamber <br> and near St Kenny's Well <br> The Point north-east of Priest's Chamber consists of compact <br> limestone overlain by bands of limestone and shale these bands <br> being about 6 inches thick They pass both laterally and vertically <br> into shale interbedded with bands of rounded blocks of limestone 36029399 111130 51125 Page 532 Text 53 http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/36029399 1897 Geological Society of London Biodiversity Heritage Library The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London v 53 1897 Geology Periodicals Smithsonian Libraries bhl page 36029399 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/36029399 smithsonian libraries Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2014-03-03 Check categories 2015 August 26 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/12893700425 2015-08-26 16 55 36 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London 1897 Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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