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Excerpt from The Economic Geology of the Central Coal-Field of Scotland, Description
Carboniferous Limestone Series. Calciferous Sandstone Series. The Calciferous Sandstone Series is divided in the map into lavas (whinstone) and overlying sediments. Similarly the Coal Measures are divided into Productive Measures, and the overlying Barren or Red Measures. The lava flows of Calciferous Sandstone age are the Oldest rocks exposed in the area. They form part of the Cathkin Hills, which may be regarded as an elevated fault-block, Since it is bounded on almost every side by faults. The Carboniferous Limestone Series is subdivided into three groups, not shown separately on the Index Map, viz.Upper Limestone Group. Limestone Coal Group. Lower Limestone Group. These will be shown by separate colours on one-inch sheets 23 and 31 which still remain to be published. In the same way the Productive Coal Measures have been divided into two subordinate groups, the line of division being the Splint Coal. This subdivision has been shown by difference of colour in the geological one-inch map of the Glasgow District. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
