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RefNoCLP/9i/71
LevelItem
Title'An account of the several strata of earths and fossils found in sinking the mineral wells att Holt' by Rev Mr Lewis
Date11 June 1728
DescriptionLewis describes various types of clay, selenites, stones covered in gypsum, and other minerals found in the ground at Holt in Norfolk.

Subject: Geology / Palaeontology

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'An account of the several strata of earths and fossils found in sinking the mineral wells at hole'.

Communicated by John Brome. Read to the Royal Society on 4 July 1728.
LanguageEnglish
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1727.0046
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 35 (1727), p 489
RelatedRecordRBO/13/55
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