A Manual of Elementary Geology / or, The Ancient Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants as Illustrated by Geological Monuments
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- A MANUAL OF ELEMENTARY GEOLOGY:
- PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION.
- Abstract of the "Principles of Geology," Eighth Edition.
- Book I.
- Book II.
- Book III.
- POSTSCRIPT.
- CRETACEOUS GASTEROPODA.
- DICOTYLEDONOUS LEAVES IN LOWER CRETACEOUS STRATA.
- CONTENTS.
- Dates of the successive Editions of the "Principles" and "Elements" (or Manual) of Geology, by the Author.
- Works by Sir Charles Lyell.
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- II.
- III.
- IV.
- MANUAL OF ELEMENTARY GEOLOGY.
- CHAPTER I.
- ON THE DIFFERENT CLASSES OF ROCKS.
- CHAPTER II.
- AQUEOUS ROCKS—THEIR COMPOSITION AND FORMS OF STRATIFICATION.
- CHAPTER III.
- ARRANGEMENT OF FOSSILS IN STRATA—FRESHWATER AND MARINE.
- CHAPTER IV.
- CONSOLIDATION OF STRATA AND PETRIFACTION OF FOSSILS.
- CHAPTER V.
- ELEVATION OF STRATA ABOVE THE SEA—HORIZONTAL AND INCLINED STRATIFICATION.
- CHAPTER VI.
- DENUDATION.
- CHAPTER VII.
- ALLUVIUM.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- CHRONOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION OF ROCKS.
- CHAPTER IX.
- ON THE DIFFERENT AGES OF THE AQUEOUS ROCKS.
- Fossiliferous Strata of Western Europe divided into Six Groups.
- CHAPTER X.
- CLASSIFICATION OF TERTIARY FORMATIONS.—POST-PLIOCENE GROUP.
- Post-Pliocene Formations.
- CHAPTER XI.
- NEWER PLIOCENE PERIOD.—BOULDER FORMATION.
- CHAPTER XII.
- BOULDER FORMATION—continued.
- CHAPTER XIII.
- NEWER PLIOCENE STRATA AND CAVERN DEPOSITS.
- OSSEOUS BRECCIAS AND DEPOSITS IN CAVES OF THE PLIOCENE PERIOD.
- CHAPTER XIV.
- OLDER PLIOCENE AND MIOCENE FORMATIONS.
- MIOCENE FORMATIONS.
- CHAPTER XV.
- UPPER EOCENE FORMATIONS.
- CHAPTER XVI.
- EOCENE FORMATIONS—continued.
- MIDDLE EOCENE.—FRANCE.
- LOWER EOCENE, FRANCE.
- ENGLISH EOCENE FORMATIONS.
- EOCENE STRATA IN THE UNITED STATES.
- 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.
- CHAPTER XVIII.
- WEALDEN GROUP.
- Weald Clay.
- Hastings Sands.
- Purbeck Beds.
- CHAPTER XIX.
- DENUDATION OF THE CHALK AND WEALDEN.
- CHAPTER XX.
- OOLITE AND LIAS.
- Upper Oolite.
- Middle Oolite.
- Lower Oolite.
- CHAPTER XXI.
- OOLITE AND LIAS—continued.
- Oolite and Lias of the United States.
- 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.
- CHAPTER XXIII.
- PERMIAN OR MAGNESIAN LIMESTONE GROUP.
- CHAPTER XXIV.
- THE COAL, OR CARBONIFEROUS GROUP.
- COAL-MEASURES.
- CARBONIFEROUS FLORA.
- Exogens.
- CHAPTER XXV.
- CARBONIFEROUS GROUP—continued.
- CARBONIFEROUS REPTILES.
- CARBONIFEROUS OR MOUNTAIN LIMESTONE.
- CHAPTER XXVI.
- OLD RED SANDSTONE, OR DEVONIAN GROUP.
- Devonian Strata in the United States.
- Devonian Flora.
- 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,
- 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.
- CHAPTER XXIX.
- VOLCANIC ROCKS—continued.
- Relation of Trappean Rocks to the products of active Volcanos.
- FORM, STRUCTURE, AND ORIGIN OF VOLCANIC MOUNTAINS.
- CHAPTER XXX.
- ON THE DIFFERENT AGES OF THE VOLCANIC ROCKS.
- CHAPTER XXXI.
- ON THE DIFFERENT AGES OF THE VOLCANIC ROCKS—continued.
- CHAPTER XXXII.
- ON THE DIFFERENT AGES OF THE VOLCANIC ROCKS—continued.
- CHAPTER XXXIII.
- PLUTONIC ROCKS—GRANITE.
- CHAPTER XXXIV.
- ON THE DIFFERENT AGES OF THE PLUTONIC ROCKS.
- CHAPTER XXXV.
- METAMORPHIC ROCKS.
- Origin of the Metamorphic Strata.
- CHAPTER XXXVI.
- METAMORPHIC ROCKS—continued.
- CHAPTER XXXVII.
- ON THE DIFFERENT AGES OF THE METAMORPHIC ROCKS.
- CHAPTER XXXVIII.
- MINERAL VEINS.
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