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Keywords: The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London (12711579275).jpg 1855 HULL ON THE COTTESWOLDS 487 <br> the great majority point 12° N of W There are also a few which <br> cannot be referred to either of these systems <br> As far as the evidence goes it tends to prove that the north faults <br> are of earlier date than those at right angles to them inasmuch as <br> the second are generally terminated by the first This however is <br> a point of much uncertainty <br> With regard to numerical proportion the east and west series <br> greatly exceeds those of other directions They generally run in <br> approximately straight lines and the degree of parallelism they pre- <br> serve over the entire area is most remarkable When engaged in <br> mapping the geologic'al formations I was often much assisted by the <br> knowledge which I soon acquired of the regularity in point of <br> direction maintained by the majority of the lines of dislocation The <br> opposite diagram fig 7 represents their directions and numerical <br> proportions <br> Diluvial and Erratic Fhcenomena <br> Ancient Sea-beach ” The diluvial deposits of the Vale of Glou- <br> cester have already been very fully illustrated by the labours of Sir <br> R I Murchison the late Mr Strickland f and Prof BuckmanJ <br> To their observations I have only to add that there are appear- <br> ances which indicate that an ancient sea-beach formerly extended <br> along the base of the cliffs formed by the Inferior Oolite In this <br> position there are to be found patches of oolitic debris in the state of <br> a fine gravel waterworn and stratified more or less horizontally The <br> best section with which I am acquainted is at the base of the cliffs <br> Fig 8 ” Section of Lechampton Hill showing the position of the <br> Ancient Sea-beach <br> a Cliff of the Inferior Oolite e Upper Lias <br> b Inferior Oolite sand ae Shingle-beach <br> See Geology of Cheltenham ' and ' Silurian System ' <br> t Communications to the Geological Society; and 'Geology of the line alono- <br> the Gloucester and Birmingham Railway ' J ' Ancient Straits of Malvern ' 35615089 110213 51125 Page 487 Text v 11 http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/35615089 1855 Geological Society of London Biodiversity Heritage Library The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London v 11 1855 Geology Periodicals Smithsonian Libraries bhl page 35615089 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/35615089 smithsonian libraries Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2014-02-23 Check categories 2015 August 26 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/12711579275 2015-08-26 21 01 30 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London 1855 Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script
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