RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Cauquenes water-lines spread alternations abrupt. CUL-DAR40.77. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and John van Wyhe, edited by John van Wyhe 12.2021. RN2

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Cauquenes water-lines spread alternations abrupt with [2 words excised] only slightly porphyritic — S. Hili dark clay-stone porphyries with irregular vesicles amygdaloidal trap — plats porphyry with amg of silex & nests of agate c of Lime — append 2253 p. 15 green-earth.

# Basalt absent # - pebble with coloured bands. concretions = (origin of foreign fragments)

(fragments for different cases) Metamorphic

peroves of rest especially on [illeg] [Qullde] granite

Colour of [illeg]

Singular

Metamorphoses have so often accompany this deep sea [illeg]

Volcanic rocks

=Summary of Porph. breccia=

fragments of compact lava

injected masses not distinguishes latter

(Colours of porphry been same relative as scoriae to have it)

Comparison with P. Desire [illeg]

Dikes not porphry not basalt


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