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The stratified rocks of the East Coast may be searched for coal and lime and other minerals and useful rocks, including flagstones, grindstones, &c., and the Tertiary limestone may yield a useful lime.
Bog iron ore, and what is called in Scotland muir band pan, are found in the gravel. They are of little interest except as being identical with the same substances in Great Britain.
A few words on the general dip and strike of the strata may be useful. The metamorphic rocks are so bent, broken, and twisted, that it is difficult to give an opinion as to their prevailing dip, but the tilting action on the newer formations seems to me to have principally acted along a line from Cape Palliser to the Northward, parallel to the East Coast. From this line all the Tertiary strata that I have observed, dip gently to the Westward and on the other side of this line the supposed secondary rocks dip at a high angle to the Eastward, and, if I am not mistaken, are, North of Teawaite, broken through by this line of upheaval and then dip both East and West.
Trusting that the above rough generalisations may serve as a guide and lead to a more correct knowledge of the geological structure of the Province,
I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
JAMES C. CRAWFORD.
Printed under the Authority of the Government of the Province of Wellington by Thomas McKenzie and James Muir, Printers for the time being to such Government.
Wellington Provincial Gazette 1861, No 35
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Publication of Geological Report on Wairarapa and East Coast
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🌾 Primary Industries & Resources25 October 1861
Geological report, Mineral resources, Wairarapa, East Coast, Rocks
- James C. Crawford, Author of geological report