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This stone appears at so many widely-detached places, and often so differently circumstanced, as to render its course difficult to be traced. The three districts mentioned above, are the most striking and best defined parts. Its course may also be traced along the north side of the vale of Aylesbury, and thence across the Thames, between the clay and the sand.
[43]Related material
- A County-by-County Geological Description of England’s Counties
- Smith’s Explanation of His Map of Geological Strata in England and Wales
- The History of the Idea of Geological Strata before William Smith’s Formulation and Map
Bibliography
Smith, William. A Memoir to the Map and Delineation of Strata of England and Wales. London: John Cary, 1815.
Created 11 September 2018