In transcribing the following passage from Smith’s text, I have begun with the rough OCR material provided by the Internet Archive and then collated it with the Internet Archive’s page images. If you spot any errors, please notify the webmaster. — George P. Landow
- London Clay
- Clay and Brick-Earth with some Sand and Gravel
- Sand and Light Loam
- Chalk
- Green Sand, Parallel to the Chalk
- Blue Marl, or Oak-Tree Soil
- Purbeck Stone, Kentish Rag, and Limestone of the Vale of Pickering
- Iron Sand, or Carstone
- Clunch Clay, and Dark Blue Shale
- Cornbrash Limestone
- Forest Marble
- Great Oolyte, or Freestone
- Under Oolyte
- Blue Marl
- Blue and White Lias Limestone
- Red Marl
- Magnesian Limestone
- Coal-Measures
- Derbyshire Limestone
- Red and Dun Stone
- Various — Limestone and Slate
- Killas and Slate
- Granite, Sienite, and Gneiss
Related material
- A County-by-County Geological Description of England’s Counties
- Smith’s Explanation of His Map of Geological Strata in England and Wales
- The History of the Idea of Geological Strata before William Smith’s Formulation and Map
Bibliography
Smith, William. A Memoir to the Map and Delineation of Strata of England and Wales. London: John Cary, 1815.
Created 11 September 2018