Proceedings and Transactions of the Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science Volume 6 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 edition. Excerpt: ...we found the tide conveniently low, so as-to enable us to compass it. The east side is basaltic and bold, ---some of it having a "causeway" aspect. Numerous veins are seen permeating the basalt. These are generally jaspideous or chalcedonic; some appear to be magnetite, --a specimen was found among the basalts-. At the point the rocks are split, so as to form an easy passage to the western side, when the tides-are rising. On this side the rocks are more interesting to the collector. They are amygdaloids, &c., and other traps, replete with minerals in veins, gledes and amygdules. Here we collected beautiful specimens-of minerals and amygdaloids--the latter for the purpose of comparison--with boulders, in the drift of Halifax and other places. Coming to the-north side, we saw a fine section of triassic sandstone. They were seen to dip towards the eruptive rocks, and at the junction to be overlaid by them. They were thus dipping in a direction contrary to the carboniferous of the shore. This may be considered a continuation and a termination of our section. PASSAGE FROM PARRSBORO' TO WINDSOR. On board of the steamer "Hiawatha," we made further observations. Clearing Partridge Island, we observed Cape Sharp, with its triassic and eruptive rocks. Easterly in the distance was seen Cape d'Or, having an insular appearance in consequence of a mirage. Succeeding was Cape Split, with its fantastic peaks, and the grand ridge of eruptive rocks ending in Cape Blomidon. The day was exceptionally clear, so that distant objects could be seen with great distinctness. Blomidon was beautiful, with its great stretch of underlying bright red triassic sandstones, overlaid and crowned with dark basaltic and other trappean rocks. Bounding the cape, we admired its noble...