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Formations (Geology)

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Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:

Notes for lectures given in Dublin, late 19th century

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Identifier: Coll-74/9/2
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Notes for 2 lectures given in Dublin. Sir Archibald Geikie looked at the evolution of scenery around the British Isles. He looked particularly at those elements formed by erosion, such as river valleys, using many locations as examples. He also looked at the formation of tablelands and other geological features and how these have impacted on the people and society in the localities.

Dates: late 19th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Lecture notes

Notes for lectures on 'Geographical Evolution', late 19th century

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Identifier: Coll-74/9/1
Scope and Contents Notes for 6 lectures on 'Geographical Evolution', encompasing a wide variety of related subjects. Sir Archibald Geike looked at various geological periods and how both the areas occupied by land and water changed over time. He looked at the creation of many geological formations, at the materials they were composed of and the processes involved, including the infleunce of different elements within the natural world. He used as examples numerous locations, mostly within the British Isles but...
Dates: late 19th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Lecture notes

Notes on Canaries & Madeira with Hartung, May - June 1855

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Identifier: Coll-203/2/folio(s) 59-76
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Notes - including sketches - of a visit to the Canary Isles and Madeira with Georg Hartung, to look at the geological formations caused by volcanoes on the islands. TNotes on trip to Lanzarote and Fuerteventura with James Tennant to look at minerals. Index of notes on Madeira & the Canaries with G. Hartung. May-June 1855 - also refers to page numbers in Notebook 203.

Dates: May - June 1855
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Notes and Correspondence on the geology of the Madeiran and Canary Islands

Notes on Madeira, October - November 1855

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Identifier: Coll-203/2/folio(s) 76-152
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Original packaging marks this bundle as 'H; '4' C. Lyell's notes with G. Hartung Oct 1855, Nov. and with large letters 'CL'. Text includes notes, queries, itinerary of trip, reference to Notebook 185, in sections by topic e.g. Dikes, with sketches and diagrams throughout. October-November 1855.

Dates: October - November 1855
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Notes and Correspondence on the geology of the Madeiran and Canary Islands

Notes on Madeira, October - November 1855

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Identifier: Coll-203/2/folio(s) 153-164
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Original packaging marked '6''C. Lyell Notes on Madeira Oct[ober] - Nov[ember] 1855
4 points stated:
1. Rain washing down red clay [?Po. Cadro Antonio]
2. Slickenside & Laterite Lava
3. Drivers book lent by Wollaston notes from
4. Intrusion lava, Giran [sic Girão].
Also, Index to Hartung's MS on Madeira. October-November 1855.

Dates: October - November 1855
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Notes and Correspondence on the geology of the Madeiran and Canary Islands

Papers of Dr. John Walker

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Identifier: Coll-205
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[to be completed]

Dates: 1731-1803
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Papers of Sir Charles Lyell

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Identifier: Coll-203
Scope and Contents Lyell’s 'Papers' provides a detailed description of several series of archival records, including his correspondence and other documents maintained by him and his team. Purposefully curated to record his work, achievements, and for historical significance, the archive retains Lyell's original organisation where possible, structuring the series accordingly. These papers should be viewed alongside Lyell's publications, notebooks, specimen collection, and offprints, which collectively represent...
Dates: 1806-1874
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Sketch of geological formations of the [Rib.] de Boa Ventura [sic Boaventura], left bank, 1850s

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Identifier: Coll-203/2/folio(s) 56
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Watercolour sketch of geological formations on the left bank of the [Rib.] de Boa Ventura [sic Boaventura], 1850s.

Dates: 1850s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Notes and Correspondence on the geology of the Madeiran and Canary Islands

Sketch of geological formations of the [Rib.] de Boa Ventura [sic Boaventura] , right bank, 1850s

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Identifier: Coll-203/2/folio(s) 57
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Watercolour sketch of geological formations of the [Rib.] de Boa Ventura [sic Boaventura] right bank, 1850s.

Dates: 1850s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Notes and Correspondence on the geology of the Madeiran and Canary Islands

Sketch of Pico de Meio and Fajaa Escuraon, Island of Madeira, 1850s

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Identifier: Coll-203/2/folio(s) 55
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Watercolour sketch of geological formations of Pico de Meio and Fajaa Escura [on the Island of Madeira] including degrees of the angle of slopes and the levels of rock beds, 1850s.

Dates: 1850s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Notes and Correspondence on the geology of the Madeiran and Canary Islands