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Section of deposit 9 (post-glacial) at (opposite Inishlyon) Inishbofin, West Galway
AWS [[strikethrough]] 28 [[/strikethrough]] 27.7.11.

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Sward

x  
1: 6" E.

x
- 3"  D.
x

12"  C.
x ..................

1'-3" Band of [[underlined]] P. muscorum  [[/underlined]] B.
x ..................-

1: 6" A.
x ------------- Blown sand

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[[underlined]] Boulder Clay [[/underlined]]
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[[underline]] Stratum A. [[/underline]]
| Contained no shells. Fine blown sand.

[[underline]] Stratum B. [[/underline]]
| Contained: - [[underline]] Hel. itala [[/underline]] (scattered), [[underline]] Coch. lubrica [[/underline]] (scattered) & [[underline]] P. muscorum [[/underline]] (in distinct band)

[[underline]] Stratum C. [[/underline]] | Contained Hy. allaria, nitidula, pura. Helix hispida, pulchella, costata, rotundata, pygmaea, nemoralis, and aculeata. Coch. lubrica, Carychium minimum, Pupa anglica, cylindracea, muscorum, Clausilia bidentata and Vertigo substriata.

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[[underline]] Stratum D. [[/underline]] | Was noted only in places. It contained purely marine shells. Mainly Littorina;

[[underline]] Stratum E. [[/underline]]
| Contained: - [[underline]] H. itala [[/underline]] (common), [[underline]] H. barbara [[/underline]] (frequent) [[underline]] H. nemoralis [[/underline]] (rare), [[underline]] H. hispida [[/underline]] (rare), [[underline]] H. pulchella [[/underline]] (common), Hy. nitidula (frequent), C. lubrica (frequent) and Clausilia bidentata (V. rare)