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| Keywords: The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London (13889829170).jpg OF TH_E WEKA-PASS STONE OF NEW ZEALAND <br> 269 <br> the Grey Marl and the Mount-Browu beds were all conformable <br> This explanation of the district has not since been called in question <br> by any one <br> Fig 1 � Section across the River Waipara Distance 6 miles <br> liiTcr Waipara <br> Boby <br> Creek Fault 3rt Brown <br> 1 Hokanui Sandstone <br> 2 Green Sandstones Waipara Sy- <br> 3 Amiiri Limestone J stem <br> 4 Weka-pass Stone <br> 5 Grey Marl <br> 6 Mt -Brown beds Oamaru System <br> 7 Pareora System <br> 8 Pleistocene gravels <br> WeTca Pass � In my report of 1873 just mentioned I said that <br> here as at the Waipara the Weka-pass Stone rested on a water- <br> worn surface of the Amuri limestone As the correctness of this <br> statement has been denied I again visited the locality last December <br> but found no reason to alter my former opinion The great masses <br> of limestone which are seen on the west side of the road in the centre of <br> the pass and on both sides near the northern end belong to the Weka- <br> pass Stone The Amuri limestone hardlj shows in the pass but is <br> exposed in a cutting made by the Weka Creek a little to the north <br> of the railway-viaduct fig 2 where both railway and road cross <br> the stream about a mile and a half from the north end of the pass <br> or two miles and a half from the Waikari railway-station Here the <br> Fig 2 � Section along Wela Pass Distance 4 miles <br> Viaduct <br> 2 3 4 <br> 23° S S E <br> 5j 4 5 6 <br> Fault <br> For explanation see fig 1 <br> E S E <br> stream has cut a small gorge on the east side of the railway and <br> parallel to it in which the junction between the two rocks is clearly <br> exposed This is I believe the only section in the neighbourhood <br> in which the actual junction of the two rocks can be studied Both <br> rocks have here the same dip but they are easily distinguished <br> The Amuri limestone is a white rather argillaceous much-jointed <br> limestone in thin parallel beds and the exposed surface has in con- <br> sequence a shattered appearance The Weka-pass Stone is a pale <br> ' Geological Eeports ' 1873-74 p 44 published in 187i 37047125 114009 51125 Page 269 Text 41 http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/37047125 1885 Geological Society of London NameFound Pareora NameConfirmed Pareora EOLID 4877786 NameBankID 4284046 Biodiversity Heritage Library The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London v 41 1885 Geology Periodicals Smithsonian Libraries bhl page 37047125 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/37047125 smithsonian libraries Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2014-04-30 Check categories 2015 August 26 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/13889829170 2015-08-26 04 53 29 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London 1885 Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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