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Is not common salt more soluble in cold than hot water [insertion:] - especially if very hot under high pressure with respect to formation of salt? — ???

Footsteps in New Red Sandstone look as if a surface deposit.

The case of the shingle in the great Chilian valleys must be profoundly considered if elevation near coast more than at interior effect would be such as present to spread sheet of matter over surface - if elevation then went on at greater rate, not only river would carry further its own matter but would cut wide gorge. leaving cliffs, on each side, such as now exist - caution about action of rivers.

[in margin:] Excess of matter brought down

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Mention absolute elevation of Patagonian blocks (1200 ft??) Scotland at least 2200.

Jura 4000 feet.

The veins of segregation in Greenstone of Salisbury Craigs well worthy of attention - see Glen Roy Notebook & scraps on Salisbury Craigs. Kept amongst old papers read before societies.

[Glen Roy notebook. (1838) CUL-DAR130]