Rock Samples
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Letters from Sir William James Lloyd Wharton, 1884-1900
The Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Letters from Sir William James Lloyd Wharton sub-series includes letters from:
- 18 letters, chronologically arranged (1884-1900)
- sample of obsidian
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from James Bennie, 25 May 1885
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.
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Richard Baron, 15 August 1884
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Richard Baron giving Geikie a precis of the geological structure of the island of Madagascar, where he is a missionary. He asks Geikie if he would be able to identify some rock samples for him if he sent them to London, and offers to send fossils and specimens in return. He reports that gold has recently been found on the island.
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Richard Baron, 24 June 1886
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Samuel Allport, 24 March 1877
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Samuel Allport asking for the address of a rock collector, employed by the Geological Survey, who would be able to procure him rock specimens from a number of locations.
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Samuel Allport, 29 March 1877
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Samuel Allport declining his offer of rock specimens from the Edinburgh area, as these would be duplicates, and asking if it would be possible to send him some specimens from Fife.
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir Robert Stawell Ball, 31 December 1900
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir Robert Stawell Ball asking Geikie if he could furnish him with a specimen of rock which shows the signs of glaciation for his forthcoming lecture.
Notes on specimens collected in Forfarshire, c1822-1824
Numbered list of locations where Sir Charles Lyell collected rock samples, c1822-1824. Empty packaging, plus pages torn from a notebook recording locations.