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I.—Remarks upon the Relations and Grouping of the Permian and Triassic Rocks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

Horace B. Woodward
Affiliation:
Of the Geological Surrey of England and Wales.

Extract

The physical history of the Permian and Triassic rocks of Great Britain has been told by Professor Ramsay, who has pointed out that the beds were deposited in great inland lakes, for the most part salt. Without entering into the consideration of this subject, there seems to be much that requires to be unravelled in regard to the structure of the beds individually, and much that has yet to be explained in regard to the relations and grouping of the rocks.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1874

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