From Trenham Reeks 25 February 1845
Museum of Economic Geology
25th. Feby. 1845.
Dear Sir,
I have much pleasure in enclosing you a copy of the analysis of the Salt (No 759.)1 I can find nothing in it to account for its inferiority and my former suspicion of its being Potassium proves groundless.
I am, Dear Sir | Your obedient Servt. | Trenham Reeks C Darwin Esqre. Analysis of Salt (No. 759) from Patagonia. Chloride of Sodium— 99.52 Sulphate of Lime 0.26 Earthy matter 0.22 —– 100.00 —–
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Bibliography
Journal of researches 2d ed.: Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of HMS Beagle round the world, under the command of Capt. FitzRoy RN. 2d edition, corrected, with additions. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1845.
Orbigny, Alcide Charles Victor Dessalines d’. 1835–47. Voyage dans l’Amérique Méridionale (le Brésil, la République orientale de l’Uruguay, la République Argentine, la Patagonie, la République du Chili, la République de Bolivia, la République du Pérou), exécuté pendant les années 1826 … 1833. 6 vols. in 7 and 4 atlases. Paris and Strasbourg: Pitois-Levrault et Cie, P. Bertrand.
South America: Geological observations on South America. Being the third part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, under the command of Capt. FitzRoy RN, during the years 1832 to 1836. By Charles Darwin. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1846.
Summary
Encloses analysis of salt from Patagonia. Cannot account for its inferiority.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-831
- From
- Trenham Reeks
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Museum of Economic Geology
- Source of text
- DAR 39: 45–6
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 831,” accessed on 13 May 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-831.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 3