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Page 13
... tuff . b . Spheroidal . L. Shaly tuff . Var . a . Flaggy . b . Slaty . M. Conglomeritic tuff . Var . a . Brecciated tuff . b . Plutonic agglomerate . Class III . - VOLCANIC ROCKS . Group I. - B 2 CLASSIFIED TABLE . 13.
... tuff . b . Spheroidal . L. Shaly tuff . Var . a . Flaggy . b . Slaty . M. Conglomeritic tuff . Var . a . Brecciated tuff . b . Plutonic agglomerate . Class III . - VOLCANIC ROCKS . Group I. - B 2 CLASSIFIED TABLE . 13.
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... breccia . b . Volcanic agglomerate . Class IV . - TRANSITION OR METAMORPHIC SEDIMENTARY ROCKS . Group L. - GNEISS . Subgroup A. Felspathic and felsitic gneiss . Var . a . Orthoclase gneiss . b . Oligoclase gneiss . e . Alpinyte . d ...
... breccia . b . Volcanic agglomerate . Class IV . - TRANSITION OR METAMORPHIC SEDIMENTARY ROCKS . Group L. - GNEISS . Subgroup A. Felspathic and felsitic gneiss . Var . a . Orthoclase gneiss . b . Oligoclase gneiss . e . Alpinyte . d ...
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... Breccia . b . Hematitic . c . Cupriferous . d . Pyritous . e . Plumbeous . f . Shale conglomerate . g . Slate conglomerate . Subvar . a . Calcareous . b . Hematitic . c . Cupriferous . d . Pyritous . e . Shale breccia . d . Sandstone ...
... Breccia . b . Hematitic . c . Cupriferous . d . Pyritous . e . Plumbeous . f . Shale conglomerate . g . Slate conglomerate . Subvar . a . Calcareous . b . Hematitic . c . Cupriferous . d . Pyritous . e . Shale breccia . d . Sandstone ...
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... Brecciated limestone . i . Limestone conglomerate . j . Rubbly limestone . k . Lithographyte . 7. Siliceous limestone . m . Cherty . n . Argillous . o . Arenaceous . Var . p . Ferruginous . q . Bituminous . CLASSIFIED TABLE . 23.
... Brecciated limestone . i . Limestone conglomerate . j . Rubbly limestone . k . Lithographyte . 7. Siliceous limestone . m . Cherty . n . Argillous . o . Arenaceous . Var . p . Ferruginous . q . Bituminous . CLASSIFIED TABLE . 23.
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... Brecciated . h . Rubbly . i . Ferruginous . j . Argillous . k . Arenaceous . 7. Siliceous . m . Cherty . n . Tuffose . o . Dolomitic sand . D. Marine drift . ( See Class II . , Subgroup B , Var . c . ) Class II . - SUBAERIAL ROCKS ...
... Brecciated . h . Rubbly . i . Ferruginous . j . Argillous . k . Arenaceous . 7. Siliceous . m . Cherty . n . Tuffose . o . Dolomitic sand . D. Marine drift . ( See Class II . , Subgroup B , Var . c . ) Class II . - SUBAERIAL ROCKS ...
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A Handy Book of Rock Names: With Brief Descriptions of the Rocks (1873) G. Henry Kinahan No preview available - 2008 |
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aggregate of quartz amphibole Amygdaloidal appear Arenaceous Argillous Augyte basic beds Bituminous Breccia Calcareous called Carbonaceous Chloritic classed clay coal colour compact Concretionary conglomerate Conglomeritic constituents containing Cotta crystalline crystals Cupriferous deposited Derivate rocks Diabase Dioryte Dolomitic drift dykes earth elvanyte Euryte felsitic felspar felspathic felstone Ferruginous Fibrous fissile foliation formed gneiss Gneissoid gneissyte granite granitoid granityte granular grit Group Hematitic Hornblendic igneous rocks ingenite rocks intrusive granite Ireland Jukes labradorite lamination latter layers less Lignyte limestone marcasite marl mass matrix metamorphic metamorphosed mica Micaceous minerals Nodular occur oligoclase oligoclase granite Ophyte orthoclase passage-rock Plutonic rocks Porphyritic Protogene pyrite pyroxene quartz Quartzose quartzyte reddish Ribaned ripidolite sand sandstone schist schistose sedimentary rocks shale siliceous slate slaty sometimes Spheroidal Steatyte Structural Varieties Subgroup Subvar Subvarieties surface Syenyte talc Talcose texture Trachyte tuff Tuffose turf usually Varieties in Composition veins of segregation Vesicular Volcanic weather Whinstone