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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from James Bennie, 25 May 1885

 Item
Identifier: Coll-74 Gen.524/8/44

Scope and Contents

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from James Bennie describing examples of rocks showing evidence of glaciation and fossils which he has sent to Geikie by rail, and explaining which collections they have been borrowed from. He reports on locations in which he has found spore bearing shales and scorpion remains over the winter and spring.

Dates

  • Creation: 25 May 1885

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Physical Description

1 letter

Extent

From the Fonds: 2 metres

Physical Description

1 letter

Processing Information

None

Processing Information

Sarah Higgins 21 June 2001

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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