The Geology Of The Country Around Bognor

Author : Clement Reid
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330114230
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book The Geology of the Country Around Bognor written by Clement Reid and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-16 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Geology of the Country Around Bognor: Explanation of Sheet 332 The area comprised within the Map (Sheet 332) of which the present pamphlet is explanatory, was originally surveyed by the late H. W. Bristow, and was included in Sheet 9 of the Geological Survey Map of England, published in the year 1864. In this original mapping the superficial deposits were not represented. During the general revision of the Geological Survey of the South of England, the district here described has been re-examined by Mr. Clement Reid, who in 1885 mapped it on the scale of six inches to one mile, and traced the distribution of all its superficial deposits. Two editions of the Map are issued, one showing the areas occupied by the Cretaceous and Eocene strata ("Solid Geology" edition), the other displaying the distribution of the various surface-deposits by which nearly the whole district is covered ("Drift" edition). The present Explanation has been prepared by Mr. Reid. It is intended only as a general guide to the use of the Map, until a more detailed account of the whole surrounding region can be issued. The tract depicted on the Map embraces that part of the Sussex coast-line which projects in Selsey Bill and includes the favourite seaside resorts of Bognor and Littlehampton. Owing to the wide spread of the various alluvia, brick-earths, and gravels, the older rocks are only seen here and there on the foreshore. But the coast includes the typical development of the "Bracklesham Beds." Another feature of interest is to be found in the occurrence of the erratic blocks on the Selsey promontory. A brief account of these and other characteristics is given in the following pages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.