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136 The Floral King.
it to chalkstone. By this can be explained how
in the chalk hills on the wolds of Oland have been
found such petrification, Ovthocreotes and others, the
animals of which now are perfectly unknown. To this
seems also Kinekulle give occasion, which has likely
been originated in this manner, that the lowermost
layer of sandstone has been amalgamated by sea sand,
on the top of which slate exists, generated by the
black mould which covers the sea sand at the
bottom. On the top of this is a thick layer of
chalkstone, full of unknown petrifications, may-hap
let down Sargazo. Again on the top of this lies
slate of decayed Sargazo, the top part is grey
stones, which are generated from gravel, and
probably is the same which was thrown up by
the sea, when the mountains began to form a shore.
‘Tt is remarkable that the uppermost layers in all
mountains only consist of greystone. From this is
inferred that they are not come thither from the
beginning, because the layer which lies next below
is slate-stone, which always is generated by black
mould, and as all mould is formed of vegetables,
there must have been herbs before the greystone
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