| Ref No | LDGSL/57/3 |
| Title | Paper on the physical structure of the Berwyn Chain, North Wales |
| Date | [1844] |
| Level | File |
| Extent | 17pp |
| Format | Document |
| Description | Manuscript draft of paper on the physical structure of the Berwyn Chain and on the relation of the Upper Silurian flagstones and old Palaeozoic rocks, by Adam Sedgwick, [1844]. Paper was a continuation of Sedgwick's earlier work 'On the Older Palaeozoic Rocks of North Wales', [1843]. |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| Publication Note | A reference to an unnamed paper by Adam Sedgwick on the geology of North Wales appears to have been read before the Society on 29 May 1844, see: 'Proceedings of the Geological Society of London' vol 4 (1844) p431. The earlier works were published as: Sedgwick, A. "On the Older Palaeozoic Rocks of North Wales", 'Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London', vol 1 (1845), pp1-22; earlier work, which can be found in: Sedgwick, A. "Outline of the Geological Structure of North Wales'', 'Proceedings of the Geological Society of London', vol IV (1843-1844), pp212-224. |
| ArchNote | Description by John Thackray |
| CreatorName | SEDGWICK | Adam | 1785-1873 | geologist |
| Subject | Lower Palaeozoic |