GEOLOGY AND SCENERY.
VARiETY AT AUCKLAND,
There was a large attendance at the University College last evening when Mr. C. W. Firth, giving the first of the Auckland Institute and Museum's winter series of lectures, described the geological reasons for the variety of the scenery iu and near Auckland. Professor H. W. Begat presided. „ ~,, After mentioning the fact that there were several well-defined types of formation near Auckland, Mr. Mrtk said that the oldest rocks, dating from 100,000,000 years ago, were in the Clevedon and Maraetal areas. The North Island, comparatively speaking, was much younger than the South Island, where some of the oldest rocks known to science existed. With the aid of a number of lantern slides, the lecturer explained characteristic scenic views of Auckland in terms v .of goology. Faults in earth structure in the Papakura, Clevedon, Ardmore and Brookby districts were dealt with in detail.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 112, 14 May 1935, Page 3
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