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portion of the "Wealden would appear on the south 

 shore at the base of the chalk escarpment, and be 

 succeeded on the north by the greensand, gait, 

 iirestone, marl, and white chalk ; and the latter 

 would be covered by tertiary eocene deposits.* 



* For detailed information on the geology of the South-east of England, 

 and of the subjects embraced in this concise sketch, see " Elements of 

 Geology," by Mr. Lyell, and the " Geology of the South-east of England," 

 and the "Wonders of Geology," by the Author. On the elevation of the 

 Wealden and the consequent changes in the relative level of the sea and 

 land, the masterly paper of Mr. Hopkins, " On the Geological Structure of 

 the Wealden District and of the Bas Boulonnais," (Geol. Trans, vol. vii.), 

 should be consulted. 



