RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. I believe my theory of Jura-blocks. CUL-DAR5.B68-B69. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 12.2021. RN1
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.
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I believe my theory of Jura-blocks - because rivers in N America do
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at these species being wanderers
Iceland no species to itself, a remarkable common to all northern isld. This is interesting, because Iceland must have been all ice in terms of ice transported. This gives room to give speculation. – Are there many northern genera peculiar to itself.
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I cannot quite understand why ordering moraines might not have transported boulders – for he admits Rocks were moved in [orderly] manner (this is marvellous in sea of ice) on surface & that sea of ice returned in form of glacier –
Angularily rather far……….. to one view but I don't quite see [illeg] of Agassiz saying as surface Rocks are angular & are therefore remains of the lateral moraines.
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c…. subsequently removed; or not deposited, former more probable – I almost assume polishing & scratching of surfaces of the granites, then [illeg] & interior valleys only difficulty – There is phenomenon to be explained admitted by Agassiz, which [eroding] glacier will not explain – gravel or sand only [part] absolutely farmable & no new ferruginous only slow rise & submersion of Jura
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