The Student's Elements of Geology

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Author

Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875

Credits

Sue Asscher

Language

English

LoC Class

QE: Science: Geology

Subject

Geology

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eBook-No.

3772

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3772

Release Date

February 1, 2003

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Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.The Student’s Elements of Geology — By S IR CHARLES LYELL, B ART ., F.R.S. — AUTHOR OF “THE PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY,” “THE ANTIQUITY OF MAN,” ETC. — WITH MORE THAN 600 ILLUSTRATIONS ON WOOD. — NEW YORK HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS 1878 — CONTENTS.
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CHAPTER I. ON THE DIFFERENT CLASSES OF ROCKS.
4. 4.CHAPTER II. AQUEOUS ROCKS.—THEIR COMPOSITION AND FORMS OF STRATIFICATION.
5. 5.CHAPTER III. ARRANGEMENT OF FOSSILS IN STRATA.—FRESH-WATER AND MARINE FOSSILS.
6. 6.CHAPTER IV. CONSOLIDATION OF STRATA AND PETRIFACTION OF FOSSILS.
7. 7.CHAPTER V. ELEVATION OF STRATA ABOVE THE SEA.—HORIZONTAL AND INCLINED STRATIFICATION.
8. 8.CHAPTER VI. DENUDATION
9. 9.CHAPTER VII. JOINT ACTION OF DENUDATION, UPHEAVAL, AND SUBSIDENCE IN REMODELLING THE EARTH’S CRUST.
10. 10.CHAPTER VIII. CHRONOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION OF ROCKS.
11. 11.CHAPTER IX. CLASSIFICATION OF TERTIARY FORMATIONS.
12. 12.CHAPTER X. RECENT AND POST-PLIOCENE PERIODS.
13. 13.CHAPTER XI. POST-PLIOCENE PERIOD, continued—GLACIAL CONDITIONS. [1]
14. 14.CHAPTER XII. POST-PLIOCENE PERIOD, continued.—GLACIAL CONDITIONS, concluded.
15. 15.TERTIARY OR CAINOZOIC PERIOD
16. 16.CHAPTER XIII. PLIOCENE PERIOD
17. 17.CHAPTER XIV. MIOCENE PERIOD—UPPER MIOCENE.
18. 18.CHAPTER XV. LOWER MIOCENE (OLIGOCENE OF BEYRICH) .
19. 19.CHAPTER XVI. EOCENE FORMATIONS.
20. 20.CHAPTER XVII. UPPER CRETACEOUS GROUP.
21. 21.CHAPTER XVIII. LOWER CRETACEOUS OR NEOCOMIAN FORMATION.
22. 22.CHAPTER XIX. JURASSIC GROUP.—PURBECK BEDS AND OOLITE.
23. 23.CHAPTER XX. JURASSIC GROUP— continued —LIAS.
24. 24.CHAPTER XXI. TRIAS, OR NEW RED SANDSTONE GROUP.
25. 25.PRIMARY OR PALÆOZOIC SERIES
26. 26.CHAPTER XXII. PERMIAN OR MAGNESIAN LIMESTONE GROUP.
27. 27.CHAPTER XXIII. THE COAL OR CARBONIFEROUS GROUP.
28. 28.CHAPTER XXIV. FLORA AND FAUNA OF THE CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD.
29. 29.CHAPTER XXV. DEVONIAN OR OLD RED SANDSTONE GROUP.
30. 30.CHAPTER XXVI. SILURIAN GROUP.
31. 31.CHAPTER XXVII. CAMBRIAN AND LAURENTIAN GROUPS.
32. 32.CHAPTER XXVIII. VOLCANIC ROCKS.
33. 33.CHAPTER XXIX. ON THE AGES OF VOLCANIC ROCKS.
34. 34.CHAPTER XXX. AGE OF VOLCANIC ROCKS— continued.
35. 35.CHAPTER XXXI. PLUTONIC ROCKS.
36. 36.CHAPTER XXXII. ON THE DIFFERENT AGES OF THE PLUTONIC ROCKS.
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXIII. METAMORPHIC ROCKS.
38. 38.CHAPTER XXXIV. METAMORPHIC ROCKS— continued.
39. 39.CHAPTER XXXV. ON THE DIFFERENT AGES OF THE METAMORPHIC ROCKS.
40. 40.CHAPTER XXXVI. MINERAL VEINS.
41. 41.INDEX.

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