SOME NOTES ON "MOORLOG."
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some records from the log of the exploring vessel "Huxley."
Prom these we learn that moorlog has also been found on the
south-west end of the Bank. The only other records of its
occurrence in quantity are from close to the shore in a more or
less broken line from Cromer southward down the English
coast, and northward along the Continental shores as far as
Heligoland, where it is common. It is not found again until
FIG I —PHOTOGRAPH OF SAMPLE OF "MOORLOG" SHOWING PLANT REMAINS.
Horn Reef, at the south of Jutland, is reached. We are not
concerned, however, in this paper with the deposits near the
coasts.
On the Dogger Bank the moorlog is usually found on the
slopes at a depth of 22 or 23 fathoms, but at the south-west end
of the Bank it occurs on the top as well as on the slope; the sea
bottom on which the moorlog is taken consisting of fine grey
sand. It is usually found in small pieces, but occasionally some
attain a length of 5 or 6 feet, but are never more than 18 inches
thick.