| Show Tons of Red Sediment in Downpour of Rain Frederick Chapman paleontologist of the Australian commonwealth has continued his observations OR on red rain in southeastern Australia which he lie began in conjunction with H. H J. J Grayson in l 1003 1903 03 On the night of Decem December r 31 l 1927 after a strong stron northerly wind had carried thick clouds of ot dust over Victoria and blown the finer particles southward over Bass Buss strait there were heavy but irregularly distributed falls of red rain rain- Mr 1 Chapman estimated the amount deposited In n a suburb eight miles east of Melbourne at nt 51 tons to the square mile mUe the commonwealth meteorologist H. H A. A Hunt estimated the deposit at 24 tons to the square mile The red dust on this occasion was exceptionally sticky as the Innumerable innumerable able diatoms diatoms and cocco- cocco neis still neis-still still contained their rome The red stains on leaves and flowers in do the gardens were retained re reo retained for da days s 's and even en weeks The impressions on glass indicate that each raindrop was coated by a n thin Him film of the dust On n November ember 3 f. f 1920 1020 20 after a u northerly gale le showers of red rain fell at nt 7 00 p. p m m. m and J after oo p. p m. m The amount of the red sediment collected In a vessel in Mr Chapmans Chapman's garden indicated a fall of oft 04 t tons to the square mile or I if it had bad been equally distributed 1 I over o Victoria Victorin a fall tall of of nearly t 1 tons In that state Both och the mi ml 1 nute reddish flakes of sediment and I Ithe Ithe the diatoms and sponge show t 1 that the material had been derived t I from the arid re regions ions in the northwest north 0 a west of Victoria and in central Aus Ug h 1 Nature Nature Magazine t tu |
