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III.—The Mineral Composition of the Lower Greensand Strata of Eastern England

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

R. H. Rastall
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In the year 1913 the author formed the intention of carrying out a comprehensive investigation of the mineral composition of the Lower Greensand strata of England, in order to ascertain whether any definite conclusions could be drawn as to the sources of the material and the geographical conditions that existed while the deposits were being formed. A large number of specimens were collected along the out crop from the Wash to the borders of Buckinghamshire and examined by the usual laboratory methods. This work was interrupted by the outbreak of war, and on returning to Cambridge after an absence of nearly four years on Government service circumstances proved to be unfavourable to a continuance of the work on the scale originally contemplated. The district already dealt with forms in itself a fairly well-defined unit, and it was decided to publish an account of the results already attained, in the hope that they may be of service to future workers in this interesting field of petrological and stratigraphical research.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 6 , Issue 5 , May 1919 , pp. 211 - 220
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1919

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