On the Superficial Deposits of the Valley of the Medway, with Remarks on the Denudation of the Weald
1865; Geological Society of London; Volume: 21; Issue: 1-2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1144/gsl.jgs.1865.021.01-02.49
ISSN2058-105X
Autores Tópico(s)Geological Modeling and Analysis
ResumoI ntroduction . D uring the last few years the subject of river-gravel has so much occupied the attention of geologists, that a short description of the gravel and brick-earth of the valley of the Medway will not be without interest, especially as those deposits have a most important bearing on the denudation of the Weald. In the present paper we propose, firstly, to describe the superficial deposits of the valley of the Medway, and, secondly, to show what light those deposits throw on the theory of the denudation of the Weald. P art I. D escription of the S uperficial D eposits . a. General Description of the Valley of the Medway .—Before describing the superficial deposits it will be well to devote a few lines to a concise account of the basin of the Medway; the position of the beds will then be more readily understood. As we intend to treat of only so much of the basin as lies within and south of the Chalk escarpment, we can confine our description to that part. The escarpment of the Chalk forms on the north a well-marked boundary to our district. On the east the line of watershed separating the valley of the Medway from that of the Stour passes south from the Chalk by Lenham to Pluckley and Shadoxhurst; thence the watershed turns westwards, and, passing Cranbrook, Ticehurst, Wadhurst, Crowborough, and West Hoathly*, divides the waters of the Medway from those of the Rother and the Ouse. From West Hoathly a line passing northwards by Copthorn Common
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