Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from T Belt, 22 January 1873
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from T Belt enclosing a reprint of his paper on the Lingula Flags of Wales in which he believes he was the first to suggest that the Menevian Group beds identified by John William Salter and H Hicks form the natural boundary of the Cambrian rocks.
Dates
- Creation: 22 January 1873
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 letter
Extent
From the Fonds: 2 metres
Physical Description
1 letter
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Sarah Higgins 20 June 2001
Creator
Subject
- Belt, T, fl1873 (Geologist, Correspondent of Charles Lyell) (Person)
- Geikie, Archibald, Sir, 28 December 1835 – 10 November 1924 (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- Hicks, Henry, 1837-1899 (Welsh geologist and surgeon) (Person)
- Salter, John William, 1820-1869 (palaeontologist, Geological Survey of Great Britain) (Person)
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