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Charles Lyell
Carlos Lyell
1797–1875
geologist · naturalist · writer · foreign visitor
Charles Lyell was an English geologist who explored Madeira's geology in the winter of 1853–54 with Hartung. His Elements of Geology discussed the island, including a drawing of the Porto Moniz lava flows and the view that the Curral das Freiras is an erosion valley rather than a crater.
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- Lignite — Geologist cited for the view that the lignite may have accumulated in a crater near past eruptions.
- Stuebel (Dr Alphons) — British geologist whose description of Madeira in 'Elements of Geology' Stuebel criticises.
- Lava flows — British geologist whose Elements of Geology contains a drawing of the Porto Moniz lava flows.
- Crater — British geologist who, in his Elements of Geology, held that the Curral das Freiras is an erosion valley rather than a crater.
