. Acadian geology [microform] : the geological structure, organic remains and mineral resources of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Geology; Paleontology; Geology; Geology; Geologie; Paléontologie; Géologie; Géologie. NEW RED FROM TRURO TO AVON ESTUARY. 89 Fig ir^âSection on the West Side of the Mouth of Petite River. fossil 7 balls. ceases cially at is seen Lower onform- irniation ds were 25, and is paper d to the. -^li a a («) C'ftrboiiiferous Strata, highly inclined. (i) Triasslc Rcil Sandstone. " I had in the past summer an opportnnity of examining these beds a
. Acadian geology [microform] : the geological structure, organic remains and mineral resources of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Geology; Paleontology; Geology; Geology; Geologie; Paléontologie; Géologie; Géologie. NEW RED FROM TRURO TO AVON ESTUARY. 89 Fig ir^âSection on the West Side of the Mouth of Petite River. fossil 7 balls. ceases cially at is seen Lower onform- irniation ds were 25, and is paper d to the. -^li a a («) C'ftrboiiiferous Strata, highly inclined. (i) Triasslc Rcil Sandstone. " I had in the past summer an opportnnity of examining these beds at Walton (Petite) and other places, and was much gratified by finding that the New Red might be traced, as <a narrow and occasionally inter- rn])tcd band, from the mouth of the Shubcnacadie nearly to the mouth of the Avon ; thus connecting as far as possible the distinct patches of New Red described in my former paper. At some points also I found very distinct coast-sections, showing the unconformable superposition of the New Red on the Lower Carboniferous beds. A good instance of this occurs at I'ctite River. " Near the mouth of the river, the Lower Carboniferous formation appears with the same characters observed at Windsor and on the Shubcnacadie. It includes a large body of gypsum, extensively quarried for exportation, and a bed of limestone with veins of oxide of manganese. In the neighbourhood of beds, the softer have been denuded and do not appear. Still nearer the mouth of the river, however, there is a section, showing black shales, with calcareous bands, dijjpiiig at a high angle to the south, and under- lying the beds abo- j mentioned. In a short space these beds become contorted, and then dip steeply to the north. " Succeeding black shales, in ascending order, the Lower Carboniferous rocks arc seen in the section. These beds probably underlie the gypsum and limestone, which would recur on the north side of the an
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