. Acadian geology : the geological structure, organic remains, and mineral resources of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. Geology -- New Brunswick; Geology -- Nova Scotia; Geology -- Prince Edward Island; Paleontology -- New Brunswick; Paleontology -- Nova Scotia; Paleontology -- Prince Edward Island. 216 THE CARBONIFEROUS SYSTEM. Feet. Dark gray limestone 3 Alternations of gray and reddish sandstone and shale. In the lower part a bed of coal six inches thick, with Stigmaria under- clay about 300 Gray sandstone . . . . .20 Alternations of reddish sandstones and shales and g
. Acadian geology : the geological structure, organic remains, and mineral resources of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. Geology -- New Brunswick; Geology -- Nova Scotia; Geology -- Prince Edward Island; Paleontology -- New Brunswick; Paleontology -- Nova Scotia; Paleontology -- Prince Edward Island. 216 THE CARBONIFEROUS SYSTEM. Feet. Dark gray limestone 3 Alternations of gray and reddish sandstone and shale. In the lower part a bed of coal six inches thick, with Stigmaria under- clay about 300 Gray sandstone . . . . .20 Alternations of reddish sandstones and shales and gray sandstone, with thin layers of clay ironstone and a layer of coaly shale about 300 This is evidently very like some of the more barren parts of the Joggins shore, especially near the lower part of the coal measures. I may remark, however, that if the section at Malagash was exposed .in a cliff like that of the Joggins, I have no doubt that more beds with erect plants would appear. The erect tree mentioned in the section was described and figured by me in the Proceedings of the Geological Society in January 1846. Mr Binney had described a similar specimen found in .Lancashire in June 1845 ; and before the close of 1846, Mr R. Brown of Sydney had described still finer instances of the same kind from the Sydney Coal-field. These were the three first instances in which the Stigmaria was ascertained to be the root of the Sigillarite of the Coal period; and even these were not altogether sufficient to dispel the doubts of some geologists. As the Malagash tree is thus an historical monument iu the progress of I give a sketch of it in Fig. 59. Fig. b9.—Erect Sigillaria at Cape ' (a h) stigmaria roots. (c) Bark marked with furrows. {d) Woody surface with indistinct ribs. (c) Internal axis. On the south side of Malagash Cape and head of Tatamagouche Bay, the Coal formation rocks dip to the southward, but are not well exposed; and at Tatamagouche Harbour we find them dipp
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