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The Old Red Sandstone and Avonian Succession at Westbury-on-Trym.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

S. H. Reynolds  and
Stanley Smith
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In the erection of a new home of rest—St. Monica's, in the grounds of what was formerly Cote House, near the top of Westbury Hill, an interesting section1 of the upper part of the Old Red Sandstone and of the lower Avonian rocks up to the top of Zx was exposed in digging the foundations. Although the section lies only a little over a mile north-east of the Avon section and the general succession of the two is very similar, the Westbury section is of considerable interest, particularly as certain levels were well seen which are not exposed in the Avon section. In all the following tables the strata are described from below upwards.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 62 , Issue 10 , October 1925 , pp. 464 - 473
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1925

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page 465 note 1 Our attention was first drawn to this section by Mr. C. Carus-Wilson, F.G.S., to whom we are further indebted for some excellent specimens.Google Scholar

page 465 note 2 Since the MS. of our paper was sent in a description of the Old Red Sandstone section, by Dr. Wallis, F. S., has been published in the Proc. Bristol Nat. Soc, ser. IV, vol. vi, 1924, pp. 179–82.Google Scholar

page 472 note 1 Brit. Carb. Brack. Pal. Soc., pp. 219 and 282, pl. li, fig. 3, and pi. Sup., pl. xxx, fig. 16.Google Scholar

page 472 note 2 Proc. Bristol Nat. Snc., 4th Series, vol. i, p. 163.Google Scholar

page 472 note 3 Geol. Mag., 1925, pp. 85–88.Google Scholar

page 472 note 4 see Vaughan, , Q.J.G.S. lxxi, 1915, p. 41.Google Scholar