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direction of the dip. |
angle of dip. |
height of the lower limit of the formation. |
height of the upper limit of the formation. |
general remarks.
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| Magheralin, near Moira, county of Devon |
North west 8° |
from 30 to 32 |
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The chalk proceeds from hence towards the White mountains near Lisburn, by Soldierstown and Brookhill; it forms a low table lands. At Magheralin the bluish-grey variety occurs.
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| White mountain, near Lisburn Antrim |
North-west 28 |
from 38 to 40 |
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| Colin Glen, south-west of Divis, near Belfast |
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about 450 feet above the level of sea. |
The line of junction, with the basalt, is not strictly horizontal but very irregular.
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| East slope of Divis |
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about 450 feet
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| Cave hill |
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768 feet
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| Carmoney moutains & Carrickfergus hills |
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considerably lower than in Cave hill |
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| Port Muck, northeast of the isle of Magee |
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emerging from the sea |
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The east coast of Magee is faced with a bold range of precipices, called tje Gollins, which are entirely basaltic, the chalk being sunk below the level of the sea
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| Shor of Lough Larue, about 1 mile south from the town |
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but little elevated above the sea |
about 300 |
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From hence the line of the chalk is distinctly traced in the section of the coast
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| Gerron point |
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| Lurgethan mountain, near Newton Glens |
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Hence the mountain mass of red sand chalk and basalt, sweeps inland in a curved line towards Tesbulliagh and the head of Glendun
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| Mountain of Teabuliagh, 3 miles north-west of Newton Glens, forming a ridge between the rivers Glenaan and Ballyeemin |
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735 |
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| Eastern slope of Slieve Norry, towards the head of Gledun |
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885 |
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| Holster hill, middle Cushleak |
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695 |
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Here the mica slate of Cushleak, receives a cap of red sandstone, chalk and basalt
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