The geography and geology of south-eastern Egypt

About this eBook

Author

Ball, John, 1872-1941

Original Publication

Cairo: Government Press, 1912.

Credits

Galo Flordelis (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Ohio State University Library)

Language

English

LoC Class

QE: Science: Geology

Subject

Physical geography -- Egypt

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 73879

Release Date

June 20, 2024

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY OF SOUTH-EASTERN EGYPT.
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.LIST OF PLATES.
5. 5.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT.
6. 6.CHAPTER I.
7. 7.CHAPTER II. — Extent. — Relief. [33] — Hydrography. — Coast-line. — Climate. — Scenery. — Animal and Plant Life. — Water Supplies. [44] — Geology. [45] — Mineral Products. — Antiquities. — Inhabitants. — Languages. — Industries. — Communications. — Government.
8. 8.CHAPTER III. — Triangulation. — Summary of Triangulated Positions. — Comparison of Positions determined on the Red Sea with those previously found in Official Marine Surveys. — Detail Surveying along Lines of March. — Detail Surveying at Occupied Triangulation Stations. — Survey of the Coast-line. — Location of the Administrative Boundary between Egypt and the Sudan. — Variation of the Compass.
9. 9.CHAPTER IV.
10. 10.CHAPTER V.
11. 11.CHAPTER VI. — The Migif — Hafafit — Nugrus — Hangalia — Zabara Group. — The Abu Hamamid — Hamata — Abu Gurdi Group. — The Um Gunud — Dahanib — Batoga Group. — The Abu Dahr — Orga — Um Tenedba Group. — The Faraid Group. — The Awamtib — Abraq — Dif — Aqab el Negum — Mishbih Group. — The Gerf — Korabkansi — Abu Hodeid Group. — The Meisah — Adar Qaqa — Is Group. — The Mountains of the Alaqi Basin West of Adar Qaqa. — The Elba-Shendib Group.
12. 12.CHAPTER VII. — Springs. — Wells. — Rock Basins (Galts). — Remarks on Water Transport. — List of Water Sources.
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII. — Coral Reefs and Raised Beaches. — Blown Sand. — Alluvial Deposits. — Calcareous Tufa. — Gypsum and Gypseous Limestones. — The Nubian Sandstone.
14. 14.CHAPTER IX. — ULTRA-ACID ROCKS. — ACID IGNEOUS ROCKS. — Granites. — Granite-porphyry. — Quartz-felsite. — INTERMEDIATE IGNEOUS ROCKS. — ( a ) SUB-ACID ROCKS. — ( b ) SUB-BASIC ROCKS. — BASIC IGNEOUS ROCKS. — Gabbro. — Troctolite. — Pyroxene-granulite. — Diabases. — Mica-diabase. — Basalt. — Ultra-basic Igneous Rocks. — Pyroxenites. — Amphibolites. — Peridotites. — Serpentine. — Alteration Products of Serpentine. Magnesite and Asbestos.
15. 15.CHAPTER X. — Gneisses. — Quartzites and Quartz-schists. — Clay-schists. — Hornblende-schists and Crushed Volcanic Rocks. — Hornfels. — Mica-schists. — Chlorite-schists. — Talc-schists. — Calcareous Schists and Marble. — Graphite-schists. — Breccias. — Mineral Veins.
16. 16.CHAPTER XI. — Evidence of a former Pluvial Period. — Origin of the Red Sea. — Possible Former Extent of the Eocene Rocks. — Original Extent of the Nubian Sandstone. — The Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks. — Summary of Geological History of South-Eastern Egypt.
17. 17.CHAPTER XII.
18. 18.CHAPTER XIII.
19. 19.INDEX.
20. 20.CORRIGENDA.
21. 21.SHORT CATALOGUE OF THE MAPS, PLANS, AND PUBLICATIONS ISSUED BY THE SURVEY DEPARTMENT, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, EGYPT. — MAPS AND PLANS. — Town Maps. — Cadastral Maps. — Topographical Maps. — Special Maps on Various Scales. — ATLASES AND SCHOOL-MAPS. — Atlases (published in Arabic only). — SCHOOL-MAPS. — Atlases (published in Arabic only). — SCHOOL-MAPS. — Geological Maps. — PUBLICATIONS. — Archæology. — Geography. — Geology. — Meteorology. — Nile Flood. — Special Papers on Meteorology and Astronomy. — Surveying. — Terrestrial Magnetism. — Miscellaneous.
22. 22.Transcriber's note:

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