XM CONTENTS. 



Chapter I. — Introductory, 31. Geological principles, 57. Geology of the 



South-east of England, 50. Tabular arrangement of the strata, 63. 



Order ul' superposition of tlie .strata, 65. London eocene deposits, Go. 



Chalk formation, 66. Wealden formation, 68. London and Brighton 



J section, 72. Geological mutations, 74. 



Chapter II.— South-western railway, 77. Strata of the London basin, 78. 

 London clay. mi. Artesian wells, 81. The railway sections, 83. South- 

 ampton station. 86. Southampton to Ryde, SO. Geological structure of 

 the Isle of Wight, 90. Rivers of the Isle of Wight, 'Ji>. From Cowes to 

 Ryde, 97. 



Chapter III.— Freshwater eocene strata, J00. Binstead quarries, 102. 

 i ,'. rein-deer, 103. Eocene strata at Binstead, 105. Fossil charas, 108. 

 land and river shells, 110. Fossil turtles, 112. Fossil remains of 

 extinct mammalia, 115. 



Chapter IV.— From Hyde to Culver Cliff, 121. Geology of Whitecliff Bay, 

 124. The strata and organic remains, 127. Sandown Bay, 132. Red 

 Cliff, 135. Bones of the Iguanodon, 137. 



t hapter V.— From Ryde, through Newport, to Alum Bay, 139. The river 

 Medina, 140. Newport to Calbourne and Alum Bay, 142. The coast 

 from Ryde to Alum Bay, 145. Headon Hill and Alum Bay, 149. 

 Geology of Headon Hill and Alum Bay, 153. Sequence of Geological 

 mutations, 159. Organic remains, 160. Yarmouth and Lymington, 162. 

 ( hristchurch Bay. 164 strata of Hordwell Cliffs, 166. Hordwel] 

 tip-Mis, in. 



Chapter VI.— The Chalk formation, 17.;. Subdivisions of the cretaceous 

 '"■ 17; '- Han alk through the Isle of Wight, 176. The 



upper and lower chalk, 17.S. Chalk and flint, 170. Silicified fossils of 

 thecb.dk. 181. Fossil animalcules, 183. The Firestone, 1*5. The Gait, 

 ind, 189. Summary of the Cretaceous system, 192. 



Chapter VI] -From Yarmouth to Freshwater Gate, 194. Scratchell's 



Vertical chalk strata, 199. Shattered flints, 202. The Chalk 



il configuration oi chalk hills, 206. from 



ical sections of the southern 

 213. Pebbles and Shingle, 216. 



