Project Gutenberg 2013-03-17 Public domain in the USA. 121 Wiltshire, Thomas On the Red Chalk of England Produced by Chris Curnow, Paul Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "On the Red Chalk of England" by Thomas Wiltshire is a geological study written in the mid-19th century, specifically in the late 1850s. This work is a scientific publication that discusses the characteristics, formation, and significance of the Red Chalk strata found in England. It aims to provide geologists with a detailed examination of this particular geological formation and its relation to other strata. In the paper, Wiltshire describes the Red Chalk's unique features and locations, particularly focusing on the sections found in Speeton and Hunstanton. He explains how these chalk formations interact with other nearby strata, such as the White Chalk and Speeton clay, and notes their fossil content, including belemnites and terebratulæ. Throughout the text, Wiltshire emphasizes the importance of careful observation and the collection of fossils for further study, promoting a practical approach to geological exploration while maintaining a scholarly tone. His observations contribute to the understanding of England's geological history and provide foundational knowledge for future researchers in the field. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Geology, Stratigraphic -- Cretaceous Geology -- Great Britain QE Text Category: History - British Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 74549 2025-07-17T07:12:32.252037 text/html 50567 2024-10-23T14:43:28 text/html 889362 2025-07-17T07:12:39.353029 application/epub+zip 886262 2025-07-17T07:12:35.687034 application/epub+zip 91033 2025-07-17T07:12:33.684038 application/epub+zip 1425128 2025-07-17T07:12:41.408009 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1413564 2025-07-17T07:12:37.831022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142124 2022-09-19T10:52:25.100281 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 63411 2023-09-18T11:13:00.090531 text/plain 43505 2024-10-23T14:43:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15674 2025-07-17T07:12:41.540004 application/rdf+xml 12166 2025-07-17T07:12:34.178019 image/jpeg 3536 2025-07-17T07:12:33.931027 image/jpeg 880593 2025-07-17T07:12:32.288057 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog