SCIENTinC NLWS. »^ 



tlcal v/itli those described by Werner*, Molia f, f riesleben-J, Mineralogical= 

 Jameson §, and others? qu€ries. 



5. Do the inclined slaty strata ia the vicinity of Plymouth 

 belong to the transition class of rocks ? 



6. Does the upper part of the mountain of Cader Idris in 

 Wales belong to the newest floetz trap formation ? 



7. Are not the mountains in Cumberland principally- 

 composed of transition rocks partially covered with th« 

 newest floetz trap formation ? 



S. Is not the porphyry of Cumberland a variety of clink* 

 stone porphyry ? 



9. Does the gypsum of Cumberland belong to the firiSt 

 or second flcetz gypsum formation ? 



SCOTLAND. 



1. Does the sienitic greenstone of Fassnet burn in East 

 Lothian belong to the transition rocks, or the newest fleetz 

 trap formations ? 



2. Does clay stone occur in beds or veins in the coal fields 

 of the Lothians ? 



3. What are the geognostic characters and relations of 

 the porphyritic rock of the Ochil hills ? 



4. Is Inch Keith in the Firth of Forth entirely composed 

 of rocks belonging to the independent coal formation ^ 



5. Are the geognostic relations of the porphyry slate or 

 clinkstone porphyry of East Lothian the same as in othe;r 

 countries ? 



6. Whfrt are the geognostic relations cf the claystone, 

 compact feldtspar, and striped jasper of the Pentland 

 Hills ? 



7. What is the extent and mode of distribution of the 

 sienite of Galloway ? 



8. Does the Craig of Ailsa in the Firth of Clyde and the 

 Bass rock in the Firth of £*'orth belong to the newest flcetz 

 trap formation ? 



■ * NeueTheorie von derEntstehung derGange von A G.Werner, 1791. 



•ffieschreibungdes Giuben-gebaudes HimrnelsfiiKt, von F.Mohs, 1604. 



% Mineralog Bemerlcungcn bei gelegenheil einer Reise durch den 

 merkwurdigsten Theil des Harzgebirges, von Friesleben^ 1795. 



§ Mineralogical Descrigiion. of Dumfneshire, 1305, Elements-, of 

 Geognosy, 1,8QS. 



9. Does 



