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Notices respecting New Books. 



This part of the work is clear and methodical, and agrees with the 

 most generally received opinions of English geologists. 



The evidence adduced in support of Dr. Buckland's diluvial theory 

 deserves particular attention ; and if the author has rather exceeded 

 what his evidence will warrant, when he says " the deluge covered 

 the whole earth," he has certainly imposed a serious difficulty on 

 those who deny that such a flood has overswept the hills of England. 



In Chapter II. we find the following tabular view of the series of 

 Yorkshire strata. 



"Tabular View of the Series of Yorkshire Strata. 



Utmost Thickness. 

 Feet. 



Chalk for- f 1 White Chalk 500 /TheWold hills from Flam- 



mation. \ 2 Red Chalk 5 \ borough to Hessle. 



( Speeton, Knapton. 

 Kirby-Moorside, Helms - 

 ley, Settrington, El- 

 loughton. 



Silpho Brow, Sinnington, 

 Wass Bank. 



Scarborough Castle, Pick- 

 ering, Malton. 



Clay vale C 



formation.! [ 



(Smith.) l 4Kimmeridgeclay J 



5 Upper calcareous 



grit 



6 Coralline oolite 



I 



4> 

 I 



calcareous) 

 J 



8 Oxford clay 



9 Kelloways rock 



10 Cornbrash lime- 

 stone 



vening. 



f Scarborough Castle, Sal- 



150 < tergate Brow, Rievaulx 



L Abbey. 



40 



5 < Gristhorpe, Scarborough. 



200 < Gristhorpe, Scalby. 



Gristhorpe, White Nab, 



ker. 



13 Lower sandstone,! ^ nn jCloughton, Peak, Burton 

 shale, and coal. J \ Head, &c. 



200 

 150 

 500 



15 Upper lias shale 



1 6 Marlstone series 



1 7 Lower lias shale 



Cliffs near Whitby, Hills 

 near Guisbrough, &c. 



Cliffs near Staiths, Head of 

 Bilsdale, Eston Nab, &c. 



RobinHood's Bay,Boulby, 

 Redcar. 



