https://earthwise.bgs.ac.uk/index.php?title=Geological_Survey_under_Sir_Roderick_Impey_Murchison,_1855%E2%80%931871&feed=atom&action=historyGeological Survey under Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1855–1871 - Revision history2024-03-29T10:39:24ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.41.0https://earthwise.bgs.ac.uk/index.php?title=Geological_Survey_under_Sir_Roderick_Impey_Murchison,_1855%E2%80%931871&diff=42619&oldid=prevScotfot at 09:13, 22 September 20192019-09-22T09:13:05Z<p></p>
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