New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-03-18
Mr.. LyeIl's First Lecture Ell Geology.
Reported Tor The Tribune.

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meetings, be should lose no TINE III pretatcT; re-
marks. bat would proceed at once the subject
md .,d.ayor. :. vel as he could 70 enable MS
I, .l,.aiz;., : C.aoIogy the
eit'S' - eoiis $50 -.,,,or w,.
means OF PROOF e''il'leSco' d"" III = Ia
attempt TO interpret tlose tao'i"'.'e'
geological. II any should ask MN ~ ".'"'
,.,,. he cond sslre., arrive at an understanding
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:, once I'M, the field Of
low 'ie >i'ou'u ''N' 49, .,:,,..,r,
observation. shouiH ~ '''e - =, -.
fccnt riqer--the HGd5on-a!a POM W" =. = y
the Palisades winch you can SEQ from TINS Cil:
7 world snow you ,nc natural rock, called Basait,
-, :, co,,muar structure, and explain the
.,#o,,.l,,,4,.= .I,,t ,boso- rocks thu,
rcasois ', tho n.
Pled UP 'idse ~ >t'' - = -
terror OF tl4t i1a:tt! ls"""''' ''ios, - ~ 80
rocks-as the Sandstone, "nlcti was once aaf.d
until il was Observation-Disclosures, one above
,,,i,,,ier ,y,=,ya,,.r until a food Of melted
...,..=n,.,,d ,,..oI solid (3oino still
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ne OF the iiiS.'.'i",l ~ ! =i.!,sA - "
TINS very l7ii'f on "il!cn NC" VI y -
put a. IL Is lfiPo>sipic tiio3 - -''
ti.1Iicid, We H'At ocst t'il'i5 @ " . " 49,
you some representation 81 'i'.t,
explain ther several parts. i''' sot.' . si.''
hrst eau your =atl'"tlo" 10 one " '''' ~
1nirNaoi' ko"H III ':u' IT,
lia.i any &C., - ''' :.oI
St,'ss u -eO'17 ~ l'il.,,li 49, =
al ocio5 W 'e SUM 'us V.''s VI NJ III
Is easy Tor tiic iilercs' novice 10 SEE tiia'
long 10 dliefeht I'er1os7 uiei 9iis!" y - " ~
ierIed 70 distinct e,ochS ana 70 uissHu'''
ihia Is d Srclic u ]inee, s".. ii'ri'i= ~
me portions % II o. o''e ~ ~ ~
the geological relfcse1talio, .M''Il = eAi''
IRON Il drawing py my itleio Nh. 81 Hyfh. -
understand the geographical position Oh u' region
u VIII be necessary 10 relf you 10 d map u
France. what Is called the ar's Dash! y a
strata OF comParalSely moaern orislh. "1'ilH
Two hundred mics oos'h % 'ii'S are 7't'',e" '-
-A.lhc' Noic'h",' y. M'iit'' ei'' n
isHount Dor, Wiiicn Is III tilfzce'i'is u lic s'i
resion--ltS ROCKS otihS 81 naiii5 oi
here let me say that Dv rochs W.. mean 'cclii'c1H
III Geology any sci o. ihiltfaI fiasrcS "l1'i''.i
hard or so't-whetier loose Ike satu Vi Gon9U'''
dated Ike gfinc->oit Gay as wei us iara sfNilc
these rocks contain variety al sneiiS ana cli9'
called marine as iii.Vls been formed ufls i'ilI W
ncai inc ms IS 'e zone oi tc 7t'i'''[e :.
Sloh ~ J i't'ot' -ht ~ ", = ;, IT,.
mont, more tll;'l i'o in,i', SCUM VI MS
he next scene si''t ''om YOU - :" lcltcdi
section OF TINS rcsoh-ust us IL you siiou'o uis u
I;.llway--tic ROCKS beng represented 10 ccr''iin
depth as Tar as ili !; in'ic' ii. though 'h'sy were
cut down veriicaliy, Just as y'i may see III " 'il'
OF sea chill he upper portion Il Oh 'lst'-shi'-
lar to the Pali'adcs--and the lower L Oh Il dl,eI
ent KIND OF VOLCANIC i"ch--ii rcidSi'at Io1N eaiieu
1rachytc. As 1t would be impo'siHt Tor you 10
follow me We're TO atternP, IT. stiii not enter
upon any detailed explanation OF these terms. II
may be well to say that more rocks are found IN
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