Surname & Placename Index to

The Economic Geology of Devon

by

R.N. Worth, F.G.S. etc.

Trans. Devon Assoc. vol. 5, (1875), 209-233.

Prepared by Michael Steer

The Paper was presented at the Association’s July 1875, Torrington meeting. Economic geology is a discipline of science focusing on earth materials that can be used for economic or industrial development purposes. The Paper’s author records the general economic status of Devon’s geology in the 1870s, which, he claims,” are very wide and very important, dealing mainly with the mineral wealth of the county”. Richard Nicholls Worth was a geologist and historian of the City of Plymouth. He was twice president of the Plymouth Association, and in 1891 of the Devonshire Association. His extensive obituary may be accessed here. For the genealogist, the paper is a treasure house of names and places associated with the earliest research into our county’s unique geological history. The Paper, from a copy of a rare and much sought-after journal can be downloaded from the Internet Archive. Google has sponsored the digitisation of books from several libraries. These books, on which copyright has expired, are available for free educational and research use, both as individual books and as full collections to aid researchers.