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Ref No	LDGSL/506
Title	Broadsheet, 'A formacao de pedra de carvao'
Date	[?1855]
Level	File
Extent	1 print
Format	Photograph/drawing/painting/print
Description	João Diogo STURZ, illustrated broadsheet 'A formacao de pedra de carvao', with text, illustrations of fossils and sections taken from other published sources relating to the formation of the Upper Carboniferous system in Europe, to aid non-geologists in the discovery of coal, [?1850-1860s.]
Administrative History	The introductory text indicates that a selection of samples accompanied the guide.
Provenance	Donated by Sturz sometime in the first three months of 1855, see QJGS.
Access Conditions	Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Language	Portuguese with some English captions
ArchNote	Description by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorName	STURZ \| João Diogo \| b.1800 \| surveyor in Brazil
Subject	Carboniferous
Subject	Coal exploration
Previous reference	LDGSL 506

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/549	STURZ; João Diogo (b.1800); surveyor in Brazil	b.1800

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