. Elements of geology, or, The ancient changes of the earth and its inhabitants as illustrated by geological monuments. Geology. Ch. XIX.] COOMB NEAR LEWES. not have been suspected by the geologist, had not the evidence of great convulsions been clearly exposed in the escarpment of the valley of the Fie. The Coomb, near Lewes. Ouse, and the numerous chalk-pits worked at the termination of the Coomb. By the aid of these we discover that the ravine coincides pre- cisely with a line of fault, on one side of which the chalk with flints (a, fig. 362) appears at the summit of the hill, while i
. Elements of geology, or, The ancient changes of the earth and its inhabitants as illustrated by geological monuments. Geology. Ch. XIX.] COOMB NEAR LEWES. not have been suspected by the geologist, had not the evidence of great convulsions been clearly exposed in the escarpment of the valley of the Fie. The Coomb, near Lewes. Ouse, and the numerous chalk-pits worked at the termination of the Coomb. By the aid of these we discover that the ravine coincides pre- cisely with a line of fault, on one side of which the chalk with flints (a, fig. 362) appears at the summit of the hill, while it is thrown down to the bottom on the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875. New York, D. Appleton and co.
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