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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Edward William Binney, 20 March 1865

 Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/53

Scope and Contents

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Edward William Binney agreeing with Geikie that hematite is of volcanic origin. He debates the date of the start of the upper carboniferous period and the end of the permian period and gives some evidence for his thoughts on this.

Dates

  • Creation: 20 March 1865

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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