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I.—Van Hise on the Division of the Pre-Cambrian

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

Alfred C. Lane
Affiliation:
State Geologist of Michigan, U.S.A.

Extract

When President Van Hise finished his address before the Geological Society of America last winter, which the Society has just issued, he leaned over benignly and glanced at Dr. Coleman, Professor Lawson, and myself, and said that while it was not customary to discuss the President's address he hoped in this case the custom would be waived, as he knew a number of members disagreed with him, and he felt they would have criticism of value to contribute. Whereupon ensued a most friendly but lively discussion, in which many took part. It has not been the custom of the Society to report such discussions, but I am sure that Van Hise will not object to see some of the points raised by the writer in print, as well as his Address.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1908

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References

page 482 note 1 If we remove the Keweenawan to the Cambrian, the Algonkian becomes a synonym, around Lake Superior at least, for Huronian.

page 482 note 2 Cf. Becker, in the same Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer., 19, p. 128.Google Scholar

page 482 note 3 Die Gliederung der eozoischen (vorsilurischen) Formationsgruppe Nord Amerikas”: Zeitsch. für die Ges. Wiss., 1868, xxxii, pp. 353405.Google Scholar

page 483 note 1 The Early Surroundings of Life,” Science, 1907, vol. xxvi, p. 129Google Scholar; The Chemical Evolution of the Ocean,” Journal of Geology, 1906, vol. xiv, p. 205Google Scholar; Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer., 1907, vol. xvii, p. 691.Google Scholar

page 484 note 1 Judging from the results of analyses of connate waters, the writer leans to chlorides.