On Friday, August 15, 2003, at 03:49 PM, Trevor Dunkerley wrote:
> The latest excavation has revealed multi lenses of differing contexts
> which
> are clearly water borne, and in particular a context of blue/grey very
> fine
> silt/clay texture material which is exactly the same colour as the
> local
> killas. Other lenses are very fine and sandy, and another small fine
> grit,
> predominately quartz under the microscope when washed. Another lens is
> stuffed with hammer scale, or an iron matrix which is easily picked
> out with
> a magnet. One lens is of anthracite 10mm thick.
A couple of terminology questions. What exactly are buddling and
killas? I've not been able to unequivocally work out their meanings
from the contexts.
Thanks in advance.
Lyle Browning.
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