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1853: ─ (D). Common variety with the garnets 7 variegated sort: in all parts high up by mountains

(1854). Variegated sort

1855 – Basaltic sort with rounded ball, near garnets

1856 ─ imperfect Porphyry

1857 perfect do ─ very summit ─

1858 Very irregular layer in slate Thetis Bay hard ─ crystalline Feldspathic? ─

1853 Fine-grained, 2 greenish 1 black Hornblende rock

1855 ─ Paler yellowish green Feldspathic rock with layers & patches of slate or less crystalline rock ─ On left of specimen there was a mass of the black corresponds to the right─

1855 ─ Black fine-grained crystalline Hornblende rock, with conchoidal fracture.

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1857 ─ Bar. bl greenish black feldspathic with white opake crystal of Feldspar (?)

1859─1865 ─ garnets ─ Carb of Lime Calcareous spar─ Feldspar ─ Zeolite (Prehnite (?) & other minerals occurring in vein like masses in the Feldspathic rocks 1853─1855

1866 (Common) blackish green Feldspathic Amphibolic rock less crystalline very little crystalline these (1853) partaking in character with slate

1867 do with greenish crystals

1868 ─ Common Blackish finely green crystalline Amphibolic rock─ apparently containing fragment of black slate.─ Externally this appearance very strong ─ The junction are similar to (1854) ─ Very abundant

All their prevailing rocks occurred together at low point off the Ship.─

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1869 ─ Greenish Feldspathic rock with small red crystals

1870 Amphibolic rock. (more like true greenstone) with Pyrites in globular concretions in the above rock & (1866)

These two were at foot of the two rugged peaks which I am I ascended.

Feb 25th ─ The specimens 1866- to 1868 will show the general nature of the rock in the lower parts.─ The forms are massive & the planes of cleavage are smooth & abundant: = with such rocks, at other site we have 1869 & 70.─ = Ascending at other point the rugged peak, rocks like (1866) at base abounded with very smooth planes of cleavage & variations in colour & hardness, which formed great rhombus the most numerous some of these were united with quartz.─ rare planes dipped at ∠18˚ to S 7˚E (or S 1/2 E). ─ Ascending the hill we have much of the rock Breccia rock (1868) ─ The external resembles in very great the black from (apparent) fragment being one to inches long.─ In the higher parts, this seems

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to become less frequent. ─ we have however a variegated (1854) pale yellowish Feldspathic rock.─ with parallel pieces of black slate, penetrated & blending with the matrix.─ I believe it to be a chemical separation.─ Which explanation perhaps holds good with (1868). ─ On broken The dark green crystalline Amphibolic rock

1853 becomes abundant & on the rough broken ridge, we have the two foregoing varieties & globular concretion of sonorous black. Amphibolic rock (1855). ─ These rocks are traversed by large vein like masses (contemporaneous) of very various minerals.─ principally however garnets 1859-1865.─ Immediately above this we have course parting on the very peak an imperfect Porphyry (1856).─ On the very peak there is a poor perfect porphyry with white Feldspar in dark greenish amphibolic base. ─ It occurs here together with some (1853). ─ There are veins of quartz!─ The main ridge runs. (W 3˚N & E 3˚ S). The very summit N. 27.W. S27E. There seem extension

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4 The connection of these rocks with the slate is shown by the WNW outer line of coast.─

C. Decut I have no doubt is the same slate: semi Amphibolic ─ with Southerly Dip.─

The ridge cross each other at 60˚∠.

Line of hardness came over Elevation other!??

(1873). A blue rock chiefly composed of feldspar & small crystals.─ Slate passing into feldspathic rock. Summit of hill (2000) feet. rounded surface. WSW. of Picton Island: When Ship Anchored: (Feb. 27)─ ─ . NE end of Navarin Isd Common blue slate dipped ∠. 48˚ to the South:

The detritus beds were here earthy coloured: small & few stones ─ angular ─ rounded: no lines of deposition.─

(March 1st) WSW of Picton Isd ─ (& W of where we dined in the boats) Slate compact,

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Wollaston Island

there is a low ridge formed by these.─ The above cleavage planes seem common. The very summit was traversed by variation in colour & hardness, which dipped at a small angle as at base to the South.─

But the whole country is excessively broken it is so many peaks, rough & abrupt, with lakes at the bottom, there are no chains.─ Are there Porphyritic summit & crystalline amphibolic rocks, with various minerals, the lower & more altered beds of such rocks as (1866-1868), thrown up in their present forms.­─ It is highly probable the curious volcanic-looking rocks at north (P. 90) point of 3 Island were the agents of their alternations under great pressure.─

I do not believe there is any true volcano I have seen none all the East side, & the form on the SW side resemble these when I have geologised.