RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 12.1834. Geological diary: [Tres Montes] East end of other Island. CUL-DAR35.270-271. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Kees Rookmaaker 5.2011, corrected and edited by John van Wyhe, 2024. RN2
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Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin.
See the introduction to the Geological Diary by Gordon Chancellor.
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East end of other island [Inchemo Island?] / 7. miles from sea coast specimen ([blank]) Even laminated ampelite / Decr 25th. [1834] – Dip west. 44°.13' with quartz veins. [Christmas Cove] / Dec 29th noon / Dip east / Green chloritic slate with patches of epidote like specimen (2498) / Tortuous cleavage 43.56 14 11 mile from anchorage Lowes Harbor. East true. 18° south
South entrance of [Well] channel first perceived diff in [direction] of strata. (ferruginous mica slate) / SW 7 miles confused cleavage
Lowes Harbor latitude 43. 48.–
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Decr 27 26th 26th West station in 3d channel from the north. / dip W. / micaceous schist
44° 7 / 2 miles from sea coast.
Decr 27. noon / dip west 44.5° / fine grained. Taleaceous schist passing into ampelite, with numerous quartz veins.
Midship Bay 46° 18' / 4 & ½ miles in E ½ N & W ½ S lineCitation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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