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TilE GEOLOGY OF CHESHIRE (Revised to 1900.)

NATURAL HrsTORY & SCIENTIFIC SociETIES.- 1864- Hull1 E. & A. H. Green.-The Millstone Grit of Society of Natural Science, Literature & Art; Grosvenor Cheshire, &c. Q. Journ. Geol. Soc., vol. xx., Museum, Clrester: Annual Report, .fc. The Chester & p. 242. North Wales Archreological & Historic Society; Grosvenor 1865. Brodie, Rev. P. B.-Remarks on the Lias Outlier in Museum, Chester: Transactions. Lancashire & Cheshire South Cheshire. Proc. Warwick Field Club, p. 6. Antiquarian Society; Chetham College, Manchester. 1869. Hull, Prof. E.-On a Ridge of Lower Carboniferous Historic Society of Lancashire & Cheshire ; Royal Institu- Rocks, probably occurring beneath the Trias of tion, Colquitt street, Liverpool: Transactions. Cheshire. Q. Journ. Geql. Soc., vol. xxv., p. 171, MusEUMS.- Altrincham: Museum & Free Library. 1870. Maw, G.-Rhretic Beds in Cheshire. Geol. Mag., Chester: The Gros"l'enor Museum. : The p. 203. , Brunner Public Museum. : The Municipal 1871. Report of the Coal Commission [Parliamentary Blue Museum. Stockport: Vernon Park Museum. Maccles- Book]. Fol., London. field: Museum. West Pal"k. 1872. Mackmtosh, D. -~ea-Coast Section of Boulder Clay. Q. Journ. Geol. Soc., vol. xxviii., p. 388. PUBLICATIONS OF TilE (GOVERNMENT) GEOLOGICAL 1873. Mackintosh, D.-On Remarkable Boulders. Q. Journ. SURVEY. Geol. Soc., vol. xxix., p. 3.')1. I.-ColouTetl Geological Maps, on the scale of one inch to one 1873• Ward, T.--The Cheshire Salt District. Pl'oc. Lit. .j: · mile. Ph it. Soc., Liverpool, No. xxvii., p. 39· Old Series :- I874· Reade, T. M.-Shells of the Cheshire Low Level Quarter-sheets 73 N.E., , , , Drift. Q. Journ. Geol. Soc., vol. xxx., p. 27. A.udlem. 1874. Shone, W.-Foraminifera in the Boulder Clays. 73 N. W., Holt, Malpas, Combermere. Q. Journ. Geol. Soc., vol. xxx., p. 181. 79 N.E.* (Wirral), , Wallasey, West Kirby, 1877· Mackintosh, D.-New Sections of Boulder Clay. Eastham, . Q. Journ. Geol. Soc., vol. xxxiii., p. 730. 79 S.E. * (Wirral), , , , . I878. Sainter, J. D.-Geologicalltambles round Maccles­ 8o N. E.*, Altrincham, , Bud worth. field. 8vo, Macclestield. 8o N.W.*, , , Ince. 1878. Shone, W.-Glacial Deposits of West Cheshire. Q. 8o S.W.*, Chester, , Delamere. Journ. Geol. Soc., vol. xxxiv., p. 383. So S.E.*, , Northwich, , Chelford. 1879. Dawkins, W. B.-Mammoth Pre-glacial in Cheshire. 81 N.W.*, Stockport, Chcadle, Marple, Presbnry, Wilms- Q. Journ. Geol. Soc., vol. xxxv., p. 140. low, . 1881. Strahan, A.-Lower Keuper Sandstone of Cheshire. 81 S.W., , , Forest Chapel. Geol. Mar!·, p. 396. 88 S. W. *, Mottram, Dukinfield, Stalybridge. 1883. Reade, T. M.-The Drift-beds of the North-West of 88 S.E., Woodhead. and North Wales. Q. Journ. Geol. Soc., Map (New Series), 123,* Crewe, Betley, Wistaston. VOl. XXXi)(., p. 83. These maps are further illustrated by the Horizontal 1885. Ricketts, C.-On some Erratics in the Boulder Clay Sections, Nos. 18, 43, 44, 6o, 64, 65, 67, 68, 70, and by the of Cheshire, &c. Q. Jvurn. Geol. Soc., vol. xli., Vertical Section, Sheet 82 (the Cheshire Salt and Brine p. 591, Workings). 1887. Shipman, Jas.-Holiday Letters of a Geologist [Tria~ Of the maps marked * two editions are published. The &c. J; Bvo., N ottiogham. :first, or" Solid," edition shows the regularly stratified rocks t838. Reade, T. M.-An Estimate of Post-Glacial Time. only, all the " Drift" deposits being ignored. The second, Q. Jou1·n. Geol. Soc., vol. xliv., p. 291. or "Drift,'' edition shows the stratified rocks where they 1895· Davies, T. W. & T. M. Reade.-Strata of the form the actual surface of the country ; but where the Seacombe Branch Railway. Proc. Liverpool Geol. " Drift'' occurs it is shown instead ol the stratified rocks. Soc., vol. vii., p. 327. For most purposes the " Drift" edition is to be preferred ; 1896. Anon.-The Red Rock Fault at Congleton. Colliery but the geologist will find it very useful to possess both • Guard., vol. lxxi., p. 641. . ser1es. 1896. Anon.-The Millstone Grit of North Stafford and Index Map, scale 4 miles to one inch.-The whole of Cheshire. Colliery Guard., vol. lxxi., p. I 12. Cheshire (with the exception of a very small area in the 1896. Morton, G. H. -Erosion of the Sea-Coast of Wirral. north-east corner) is contained in Sheet 8 (price 2s. 6d.) of Geol. }J:fag., p. 516. this cheap and very useful map. 1897. Morton, G. H.-Geology of Country around Liver· !I.-Books or "Memoirs" (descriptive of the geological pool. 8vo, London. maps).-'fhe Lias of England and Wales, by H. B. Wood­ 1897. Ward, T.-Rock-Salt Deposits of Northwich. Trans. ward, 7s. 6d. ; Triassic and Permian Rocks of Midland Manchester Geol. Soc., vol. xxv., p. 274. • Counties of England, by E. Hull, ss. ; Geology of the 18g8. Haddock, 1-\'. 8.-I...ancashire and Cheshire Coal­ Country &round Altrmcham, by E. Hull (out of print); fields. Colliery Guard., vol. lxxv., p. 897. Geology of the Neighbourhood of Chester, by A. Strahan, 1899. Gibson, W. & W. Hind.-On the Agglomerates and 2s.; Geology of the Neighbourhood of Stoekport, &c., by •ruffs in the Carboniferous Limestone Series of E. Hull and A. H. G1•een, 48·; Geology of the Country Congleton Edge. Q. Journ. G_eol. Soc., vol. lv., around Stoke-upon-Trent, by W. Gibson and 0. B. Wedd, p. ss6. :rs. 6d.; The Geology of the North Staffordshire Coalfields, 18gq. Lomas, J.-Fiint Implements in Glacial Deposits of by W. Gibson, ':foe., 6s. ; Superficial Geology of the Country Cheshire and N. Wales. Proc. Liverpool Geol. adjoining the Coasts of S. W. Lancashire, by C. E. De Soc., vol. viii., p. 334· Ranee, 108. 6d. 1900. Ward, 'f.-Subsidences at Northwich. Ttans. Inst. The local agents for the sale of all the publications of the Mining Eng., vol. xix., p. 241. [See also Geol. Geological Survey are Phillipson and Golder, Chester. Ma,q. for 1887, p. 517.] INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY.-For students and for 1901, Beasley, H. 0.-Keuper Marls at Oxton. Proc. general readers who may require some explanation of the Liverpool Geol. Soc., vol. ix., p. 68. terms used in Geology, with an account of the relations r9or. Strahan, A.-Passage of a. Seam of Coal into Dolom­ which the strata of Cheshire bear to those of the surround­ ite [WirralJ. Q. Journ. Geol. Soc., vol. lvii., ing counties and of the rest of Britain, we may mention p 297· Harrison's Textbook · of Geology, fifth edition, 1903; 1go2. Edwards, W.-The Drift in the Neighbourhood of published by Blackie & Son, price 3s. 6d. Crewe. Proc. Liverpool Geol. Soc., vol. ix., p. 197. 1903 Pickstone, W.-Recent Geological Changes in the LrsT OF IMPORTANT BooKs AND PAPERS UPON LocAL • Peninsula of Wirral. Trans. Manchester Geol. GEOLOGY. uoc.,.., voI . xxvm.,... p. us. See List by W. Whit.aker in the Proceedings of the 1903-5. Lomas, J. &; H. C. Beasley,-Report on the 'frias • Liverpool Geolo,gical Society, of 190 books, papers &c. (Footprints, &c.). British Association Reports for published up to 1873. Also later list by the same author 1903, p. 219 ; for 1904, p. 275; and for 1905, 1n the Survey Memoir on the Geology of Chester, by p. 161. .A. Strahan, r882. 1904- Lomas, J.-Coa.sts of Lancashire and Cheshire• :x835· Egerton, Sir P. G.-Gravel Bed containing recent Proc. Liverpool Geol. Soc., vol. ix., p. 332. . Marine Shells at "The Willington," and at Narley 1905, Strahan, A.-The Cheshire Basin.-Report of Roya:i Bank. Proc. Geol. Soc., voJ. ii., pp. 189, 415. Commission on Coal Supplies. Part IV., fol., 1848, Ormerod, G. W.-'fhe Salt Field of Cheshire. Q. London. Journ. Geol. Soc., vol iv., p. 262.