. The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London. ckness of thiswas seen, but the bed is probably deeper. On it follows a bed ofpeat with numerous roots and branches of trees. In some places theroots seemed to have sunk into the red clay, and there the peat wasalso deeper. On this followed a bed of white clay, in one placeentirely cutting off the peat, as shown in the section. Above thiswas 12 inches of deep red ferruginous clay, then as much of brownishred clay, and the whole covered by about 12 or 14 inches of soil. The two following sections (figs. 4 & 5), of which the details ar
. The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London. ckness of thiswas seen, but the bed is probably deeper. On it follows a bed ofpeat with numerous roots and branches of trees. In some places theroots seemed to have sunk into the red clay, and there the peat wasalso deeper. On this followed a bed of white clay, in one placeentirely cutting off the peat, as shown in the section. Above thiswas 12 inches of deep red ferruginous clay, then as much of brownishred clay, and the whole covered by about 12 or 14 inches of soil. The two following sections (figs. 4 & 5), of which the details aresubjoined, will show the variations to which these deposits are liable,though some of the beds, as the peat-bed marked e, with d, c, and b,seem very constant over a considerable extent of surface. The wood 1852.] NICOL ON THE GEOLOGY OF CANTYRE. 419 contained in the moss is chiefly birch and oak, and the trees are occa-sionally of considerable size, one measuring above 2^ feet in diameter. Fig. 4.—Section near Dyeivorh two miles west of Brown clay with beds of fine gravel .. 14 b. Brown clay with no gravel 6 c. Light brown sandy clay 22 inches. d. Dark bluish brown clay 20 e. Lignite bed 12 Fig. b.—Section near Bleachfield ivest of Campbeltown.
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