ABSTRACT

New South Wales – Sandstone formation – Embedded pseudo-fragments of shale – Stratification – Current-cleavage – Great valleys – Van Diemen’s Land – Palaeozoic formation – Newer formation with volcanic rocks – Travertin with leaves of extinct plants – Elevation of the land – New Zealand – King George’s Sound – Superficial ferruginous beds – Superficial calcareous deposits, with casts of branches – Their origin from drifted particles of shells and corals – Their extent – Cape of Good Hope – Junction of the granite and day-slate – Sandstone formation.