Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society, Vol. 9 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society, Vol. 9The chairman exhibited a few scratched pebbles from the Dwyka conglomerate. He explained that his reasons for exhibiting these pebbles with striae and scratches on them were the following: At the last meeting of the South African Geological Society, held at Johannesburg on the 2ud instant, Mr. D. Draper read a very interesting paper on the Dwyka conglomerate. In the comprehensive review which he gave of the various theories of its origin, he mentioned also Mr. R. D. Oldham's View, according to which the fine matrix was apparently deposited in quiet water, while the pebbles and boulders were dropped into it from above by ¿oating ice. Mr. Draper did not think this probable on account of the absence Of striae on the included fragments. NO investigator, he said had yet succeeded in finding the striae on the included fragments. As Mr. Dunn said.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.