Keywords: The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London (14076368324).jpg 658 <br> W H PENNING ON THE HIGH-LEVEL <br> 45 A Sketch of the High-level Coal-fields of Softh Afkica <br> By W Henry Penning Esq F G S c Read March 5 1884 <br> Abridged <br> The main high-level coal-fields of South Africa have an extreme <br> length from north to south of not less than 400 miles ; the hreadth <br> at the widest part is over 200 miles but the average breadth is <br> about 140 miles ; therefore the coal-fields cover wholly or in part <br> an area of about 56 000 square miles The map fig 1 is in- <br> tended to give only a general idea of the form and extent of the <br> Pig 1 ” Majo of the Northern Part of the High-level Coal-fields of <br> South Africa <br> High Veldt beds <br> Coal-bearing <br> jj Kimberley beds \///// Megaliesberg beds <br> coal-bearing rocks of this country where they occur at the higher <br> elevation Its boundary-lines may include some outliers as parts <br> of the main mass ; but two known outliers are shown near the <br> northern limit of the field This area consists of an elevated 36941505 113697 51125 Page 658 Text 40 http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/36941505 1884 Geological Society of London Biodiversity Heritage Library The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London v 40 1884 Geology Periodicals Smithsonian Libraries bhl page 36941505 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/36941505 smithsonian libraries Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2014-04-30 Check categories 2015 August 26 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/14076368324 2015-08-26 05 54 30 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London 1884 Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script |