The Project Gutenberg e-Book of A Manual Of Elementary Geology; Author: Charles Lyell

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Author

Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875

Title

A Manual of Elementary Geology or, The Ancient Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants as Illustrated by Geological Monuments

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English

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QE: Science: Geology

Subject

Geology

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34350

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Release Date

November 17, 2010

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Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.A MANUAL OF ELEMENTARY GEOLOGY:
2. 2.PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION. — Abstract of the "Principles of Geology," Eighth Edition. — Book I. — Book II. — Book III.
3. 3.POSTSCRIPT. — CRETACEOUS GASTEROPODA. — DICOTYLEDONOUS LEAVES IN LOWER CRETACEOUS STRATA.
4. 4.CONTENTS. — Dates of the successive Editions of the "Principles" and "Elements" (or Manual) of Geology, by the Author. — Works by Sir Charles Lyell. — I. — II. — III. — IV. — MANUAL OF ELEMENTARY GEOLOGY.
5. 5.CHAPTER I. — ON THE DIFFERENT CLASSES OF ROCKS.
6. 6.CHAPTER II. — AQUEOUS ROCKS—THEIR COMPOSITION AND FORMS OF STRATIFICATION.
7. 7.CHAPTER III. — ARRANGEMENT OF FOSSILS IN STRATA—FRESHWATER AND MARINE.
8. 8.CHAPTER IV. — CONSOLIDATION OF STRATA AND PETRIFACTION OF FOSSILS.
9. 9.CHAPTER V. — ELEVATION OF STRATA ABOVE THE SEA—HORIZONTAL AND INCLINED STRATIFICATION.
10. 10.CHAPTER VI . — DENUDATION.
11. 11.CHAPTER VII. — ALLUVIUM.
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII. — CHRONOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION OF ROCKS.
13. 13.CHAPTER IX. — ON THE DIFFERENT AGES OF THE AQUEOUS ROCKS. — Fossiliferous Strata of Western Europe divided into Six Groups.
14. 14.CHAPTER X. — CLASSIFICATION OF TERTIARY FORMATIONS.—POST-PLIOCENE GROUP. — Post-Pliocene Formations.
15. 15.CHAPTER XI. — NEWER PLIOCENE PERIOD.—BOULDER FORMATION.
16. 16.CHAPTER XII. — BOULDER FORMATION— continued .
17. 17.CHAPTER XIII. — NEWER PLIOCENE STRATA AND CAVERN DEPOSITS. — OSSEOUS BRECCIAS AND DEPOSITS IN CAVES OF THE PLIOCENE PERIOD.
18. 18.CHAPTER XIV. — OLDER PLIOCENE AND MIOCENE FORMATIONS. — MIOCENE FORMATIONS.
19. 19.CHAPTER XV. — UPPER EOCENE FORMATIONS.
20. 20.CHAPTER XVI. — EOCENE FORMATIONS— continued . — MIDDLE EOCENE.—FRANCE. — LOWER EOCENE, FRANCE. — ENGLISH EOCENE FORMATIONS. — EOCENE STRATA IN THE UNITED STATES.
21. 21.CHAPTER XVII. — CRETACEOUS GROUP. — LOWER CRETACEOUS DIVISION. (No. 6. Tab. p. 209. ) — HIPPURITE LIMESTONE. — FLORA OF THE CRETACEOUS PERIOD. — CRETACEOUS ROCKS IN THE UNITED STATES.
22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII. — WEALDEN GROUP. — Weald Clay. — Hastings Sands. — Purbeck Beds.
23. 23.CHAPTER XIX. — DENUDATION OF THE CHALK AND WEALDEN.
24. 24.CHAPTER XX. — OOLITE AND LIAS. — Upper Oolite. — Middle Oolite. — Lower Oolite.
25. 25.CHAPTER XXI . — OOLITE AND LIAS— continued . — Oolite and Lias of the United States.
26. 26.CHAPTER XXII. — TRIAS OR NEW RED SANDSTONE GROUP. — Trias or Upper New Red Sandstone Group. — Triassic group in England. — Origin of Red Sandstone and Rock Salt.
27. 27.CHAPTER XXIII. — PERMIAN OR MAGNESIAN LIMESTONE GROUP.
28. 28.CHAPTER XXIV. — THE COAL, OR CARBONIFEROUS GROUP. — COAL-MEASURES. — CARBONIFEROUS FLORA. — Exogens.
29. 29.CHAPTER XXV. — CARBONIFEROUS GROUP— continued . — CARBONIFEROUS REPTILES. — CARBONIFEROUS OR MOUNTAIN LIMESTONE.
30. 30.CHAPTER XXVI. — OLD RED SANDSTONE, OR DEVONIAN GROUP. — Devonian Strata in the United States. — Devonian Flora.
31. 31.CHAPTER XXVII. — SILURIAN GROUP. — UPPER SILURIAN ROCKS. — LOWER SILURIAN ROCKS. — Silurian Strata of the United States. — Mineral Character of Silurian Strata. — CAMBRIAN GROUP. — TABULAR VIEW OF FOSSILIFEROUS STRATA,
32. 32.CHAPTER XXVIII. — VOLCANIC ROCKS. — Explanation of the names, synonyms, and mineral composition of the more abundant volcanic rocks. — ANALYSIS OF MINERALS MOST ABUNDANT IN THE VOLCANIC AND HYPOGENE ROCKS.
33. 33.CHAPTER XXIX. — VOLCANIC ROCKS— continued . — Relation of Trappean Rocks to the products of active Volcanos. — FORM, STRUCTURE, AND ORIGIN OF VOLCANIC MOUNTAINS.
34. 34.CHAPTER XXX. — ON THE DIFFERENT AGES OF THE VOLCANIC ROCKS.
35. 35.CHAPTER XXXI. — ON THE DIFFERENT AGES OF THE VOLCANIC ROCKS— continued .
36. 36.CHAPTER XXXII. — ON THE DIFFERENT AGES OF THE VOLCANIC ROCKS— continued .
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXIII. — PLUTONIC ROCKS—GRANITE.
38. 38.CHAPTER XXXIV. — ON THE DIFFERENT AGES OF THE PLUTONIC ROCKS.
39. 39.CHAPTER XXXV . — METAMORPHIC ROCKS. — Origin of the Metamorphic Strata.
40. 40.CHAPTER XXXVI . — METAMORPHIC ROCKS— continued .
41. 41.CHAPTER XXXVII. — ON THE DIFFERENT AGES OF THE METAMORPHIC ROCKS.
42. 42.CHAPTER XXXVIII. — MINERAL VEINS.
43. 43.INDEX. — A. — B. — C. — D. — E. — F. — G. — H. — I. — J. — K. — L. — M. — N. — O. — P. — Q. — R. — S. — T. — U. — V. — W. — Z.

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