Ref NoGSL/MUS/1/3/17
TitleCorrected section of the strata in Chicksgrove Quarry, Wiltshire
Date[1816]
LevelItem
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FormatDocument
DescriptionMuseum letters & lists: Corrected section of the strata in Chicksgrove Quarry, Wiltshire, by Miss Etheldred Benett, presented 15 March 1816.
Administrative HistoryBenett originally sent a measured section of the Quarry in March 1815, however although she noted that the stratigraphy contained organic remains, at that stage she had not been able to specify which layers contained which fossils. The 'corrected' section includes this information.
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
Related MaterialBenett's original section can be found at LDGSL/3/21.
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray
CreatorNameBENETT | Etheldred | 1775-1845| fossil collector and geologist
Previous referenceLDGSL 27/17
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/39Museum of the Geological Society of London; 1808-19111808-1911
DS/UK/60BENETT; Etheldred (1775-1845); fossil collector and geologist1775-1845
Places
CodePlaceName
NA53Wiltshire
NA54Tisbury
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