Rambles among the Channel Islands / by a Naturalist.

Date:
[1855?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Rambles among the Channel Islands / by a Naturalist. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I i j the first division of the island—of syenitic for- mation—is gained.* The island of Herm resembles in the leading features of its geological structure that of ROCKS ON THE COAST OF GUERNSEV. N Guernsey. On the northern coast is a sandy • shore, protected by sand dunes alone, and pro- ( ceeding southward, granite and syenite become ^ visible, and have in fact been exposed by quar- ’ Tying. Proceeding still southward, the meta- For most of these particulars relative to the geology of Guernsey, I am indebted to F. C. Lukis, Esq. F.S. A. Having gone over most of the ground described, I can corroborate the facts stated.