Geological Observations on South America
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- Geological Observations on South America
- CONTENTS
- EDITORIAL NOTE.
- DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS.
- GEOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS ON SOUTH AMERICA
- CRITICAL INTRODUCTION.
- CHAPTER I. ON THE ELEVATION OF THE EASTERN COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA.
- SOUTHWARD OF THE PLATA.
- DIAGRAM 1. SECTION OF STEP-FORMED PLAINS SOUTH OF NUEVO GULF.
- (DIAGRAM 2. SECTION OF PLAINS IN THE BAY OF ST. GEORGE.
- (DIAGRAM 3. SECTION OF PLAINS AT PORT DESIRE.
- (DIAGRAM 4. SECTION OF PLAINS AT PORT S. JULIAN.
- (DIAGRAM 5. SECTION OF PLAINS AT THE MOUTH OF THE RIO SANTA CRUZ.
- THE VALLEY OF THE R. SANTA CRUZ.
- TABLE 1.
- TABLE 2.
- A SUMMARY OF RESULTS.
- GRAVEL FORMATION OF PATAGONIA.
- FORMATION OF CLIFFS.
- CHAPTER II. ON THE ELEVATION OF THE WESTERN COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA.
- THE ISLAND OF CHILOE.
- VALDIVIA.
- CONCEPCION.
- COAST NORTH OF CONCEPCION.
- VALPARAISO.
- VALPARAISO TO COQUIMBO.
- COQUIMBO.
- (DIAGRAM 8.—SECTION OF PLAIN OF COQUIMBO.
- VALLEY OF COQUIMBO.
- (FIGURE 10. NORTH AND SOUTH SECTION ACROSS THE VALLEY OF COQUIMBO.
- (FIGURE 11. DIAGRAM OF A BAY IN A DISTRICT WHICH HAS BEGUN SLOWLY RISING)
- COQUIMBO TO GUASCO.
- COPIAPO.
- LIMA.
- FOSSIL-REMAINS OF HUMAN ART.
- A SUMMARY ON THE RECENT ELEVATION OF THE WEST COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA.
- CHAPTER III. ON THE PLAINS AND VALLEYS OF CHILE:—SALIFEROUS SUPERFICIAL DEPOSITS.
- SLOPING TERRACES OF GRAVEL IN THE VALLEYS OF THE CORDILLERA.
- FORMATION OF VALLEYS.
- SUPERFICIAL SALINE DEPOSITS.
- THIN, SUPERFICIAL, SALINE INCRUSTATIONS.
- SALT-LAKES OF PATAGONIA AND LA PLATA.
- CHAPTER IV. ON THE FORMATIONS OF THE PAMPAS.
- BUENOS AYRES TO THE RIO COLORADO.
- BAHIA BLANCA.
- BUENOS AYRES TO ST. FE BAJADA, IN ENTRE RIOS.
- PHYTOLITHARIA.
- BANDA ORIENTAL.
- (FIGURE 16. SECTION OF THE LOWEST PLAIN AT PORT S. JULIAN.
- A SUMMARY AND CONCLUDING REMARKS ON THE PAMPEAN FORMATION.
- CHAPTER V. ON THE OLDER TERTIARY FORMATIONS OF PATAGONIA AND CHILE.
- RIO NEGRO.
- SAN JOSEF.
- NUEVO GULF.
- PORT DESIRE.
- PORT S. JULIAN.
- SANTA CRUZ.
- BASALTIC LAVA OF THE S. CRUZ.
- EASTERN TIERRA DEL FUEGO.
- A SUMMARY ON THE PATAGONIAN TERTIARY FORMATION.
- TERTIARY FORMATIONS ON THE WEST COAST. CHONOS ARCHIPELAGO.
- HUAFO.
- CHILOE.
- (FIGURE 19.)
- VALDIVIA: ISLAND OF MOCHA.
- CONCEPCION.
- COQUIMBO. (FIGURE 21. SECTION OF THE TERTIARY FORMATION AT COQUIMBO.
- COQUIMBO TO COPIAPO.
- COAST OF PERU.
- CONCLUDING REMARKS.
- TABLE 4.
- ON THE TEMPERATURE OF THE TERTIARY PERIOD.
- CHAPTER VI. PLUTONIC AND METAMORPHIC ROCKS:—CLEAVAGE AND FOLIATION.
- RIO DE JANEIRO.
- THE NORTHERN PROVINCES OF LA PLATA.
- MONTE VIDEO.
- SOUTHERN LA PLATA.
- PATAGONIA.
- PSEUDO-DIKES.
- FALKLAND ISLANDS.
- TIERRA DEL FUEGO.
- WEST COAST, FROM THE SOUTHERN CHONOS ISLANDS TO NORTHERN CHILE.
- CHILOE, VALDIVIA, CONCEPCION.
- CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CHILE.
- CONCLUDING REMARKS ON CLEAVAGE AND FOLIATION.
- CHAPTER VII. CENTRAL CHILE:—STRUCTURE OF THE CORDILLERA.
- BASAL STRATA OF THE CORDILLERA.
- PASSAGE OF THE ANDES BY THE PORTILLO OR PEQUENES PASS.
- THE PORTILLO OR EASTERN CHAIN.
- CONCLUDING REMARKS ON THE PORTILLO RANGE.
- PASSAGE OF THE ANDES BY THE CUMBRE OR USPALLATA PASS.
- THE USPALLATA RANGE.
- CONCLUDING REMARKS ON THE USPALLATA RANGE.
- CHAPTER VIII. NORTHERN CHILE. CONCLUSION.
- VALPARAISO TO COQUIMBO.
- COPPER MINES OF PANUNCILLO.
- COQUIMBO: MINING DISTRICT OF ARQUEROS.
- A SECTION EASTWARD, UP THE VALLEY OF COQUIMBO.
- COQUIMBO TO GUASCO.
- VALLEY OF COPIAPO.
- SECOND AXIS OF ELEVATION.
- THIRD AXIS OF ELEVATION.
- FOURTH AXIS OF ELEVATION (VALLEY OF COPIAPO).
- FIFTH AXIS OF ELEVATION (VALLEY OF COPIAPO, NEAR LOS AMOLANAS).
- COQUIMBO.
- GUASCO.
- COPIAPO.
- SIXTH AXIS OF ELEVATION (VALLEY OF COPIAPO).
- SEVENTH AXIS OF ELEVATION.
- VALLEY OF THE DESPOBLADO.
- (FIGURE 24.)
- ON THE ERUPTIVE SOURCES OF THE PORPHYRITIC CLAYSTONE AND GREENSTONE LAVAS.
- IQUIQUE, SOUTHERN PERU.
- METALLIFEROUS VEINS.
- NOTE.
- INDEX.
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