RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Sturt, Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia, etc. and other references. CUL-DAR42.54. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2022. RN2
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR42 contains notes for Darwin's book South America (1846).
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Sturts travels, there seems large tertiary formation near mouth of Murray river.
Concretions occur in calcareous grit of Coral rag, & there fossils most abundant. Con. & Phill p. 187
a large portion of the Whitby fossils are in nodules of clay iron stone in Lias. (?) consult do. p. 269
discussion at p. 26 in "Santiago black note book".
R. N. p. 5 p 27 p 65 p 66 160
Daubuisson Vol I. p 318
concretions of Lydian stone Daubuisson Vol II. p. 104
[line excised] Vol II p. 346
Sturt, Charles. 1833. Two expeditions into the interior of southern Australia during the years 1828, 1829, 1830, and 1831: With observations on the soil, climate, and general resources of the colony of New South Wales. By Capt. Charles Sturt, 39th Regt… 2 vols. London.
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{In Dampier & Volneys Syria a mine of meteorology
R. N. p. 10 quantities of cuttle fish bones floating on ocean
R N p 12. Sharks Travelling great distances
On dispersion of salt by wind (A p 1)
Speculations on Meteoric stone (A p 22)
Constantin François Volney. 178. Voyage en Syrie et en Égypte…1783-1785. 2d ed. rev.; Paris.
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