Letters from Bayfield, Henry Wolsey to Charles Lyell, 4 May 1834 - 24 February 1867
Scope and Contents
Summarised by Lyell as
1) Captain Bayfield. Cliffs of sand and clay of Lake Erie
2) transport of rocks by icebergs etc. fossils of Beaufort formation
3) Boulders
4) mingling of Tert[iary]and Recent shells - ballast with fossils from English strata thrown into St. Lawrence. Recent and Tert[iary] shells sent home. Boulders
5) List of Genera (according to Lamarck) found by Captain Bayfield in the Gulf and River St Lawrence
6) Contortion in sand hills carried by ice - Ridges in St. Lawrence. Breaking down of Mingan flowerpots.
Dates
- Creation: 4 May 1834 - 24 February 1867
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Extent
12 folios (1 folder)
Subject
- Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) (Recipient, Person)
Creator
Repository Details
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