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Thoughts on a Pebble

LITHOGRAPHS.

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Plate I. A rolled flint pebble, having a Choanite as a nucleus, and the remains of an echinus and spine, shell, and coral, apparent on the surface. 5

Plate II. A longitudinal section of the pebble, showing the structure of the enclosed Choanite. 42

Plate III. A polished section of an Ammonite, having the septa or chambers filled with variously coloured spar, &c. 70

Plate IV. Polished sections of two pebbles from the Isle of Wight; in the upper specimen, the transition from opaque flint to cloudy chalcedony and transparent quartz crystals, is beautifully shown; the lower specimen is richly tinted; the dark appearance is derived from manganese. 86

Plate I.

Illustration from Thoughts on a Pebble, or, A First Lesson in Geology

"THE PEBBLE"

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