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I DO not know if diatoms have been observed in the London clay, or not. If they have not, it may interest many to know that I have discovered triangular, quadrangular, elliptical, and discoidal forms in the London clay of Sheppey. The frustules are frequently perfect, and the markings are plainly discernible as square-sided depressions or elevations; I am not certain which. One of the discoidal forms is an old friend, for I observed it in abundance two years ago; but as I then had no knowledge of diatoms, I passed large quantities by as pyritous concretions.
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SHRUBSOLE, W. Diatoms in London Clay. Nature 21, 132 (1879). https://doi.org/10.1038/021132b0
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