Letters from Sorby, Henry Clifton to Charles Lyell, 19 January 1856 - 2 December 1864
File — Box: Box 1.12
Identifier: Coll-203/1/248
Scope and Contents
Lyell summarises the letters as:
1) Sorby Jan 19 1856 enclosing speculation of organic clay & sand. Depth of water determined by strata.
2) Sorby June 5 1860, Flint Heterlite at Grennelle (Seine) & Precy Oise with mammoth.
3) Sorby Whether diatonase in chalk.
4) On metanous phison, reference to his paper Brit. Assoc. report. Also contains two small samples of clay in a paper pouch.
5) Quartz crystallize from fusion & metamorphism, Dec 2 1864.
Scope and Contents
Listed by Bethany Lawson, and catalogued by Pamela McIntyre, Strategic Projects Archivist, November 2024.
Dates
- Creation: 19 January 1856 - 2 December 1864
Creator
- Sorby, Henry Clifton, 1826-1908 (geologist) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Full Extent
1 folder (5 letters, 5 envelopes and 2 samples of clay)
Subject
- Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) (Recipient, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk