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... Chloritic granite . c . Talcose granite . d . Epidotic granite . B. Graphitic granite . C. Hematitic granite . D. Pyritous oligoclase granite . E. Porphyritic oligoclase granite . F. Gneissoid granite . Var . a . Nodular granite . b ...
... Chloritic granite . c . Talcose granite . d . Epidotic granite . B. Graphitic granite . C. Hematitic granite . D. Pyritous oligoclase granite . E. Porphyritic oligoclase granite . F. Gneissoid granite . Var . a . Nodular granite . b ...
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... Chloritic . c . Felspathic . d . Pyritous . F. Chloritic elvanyte . G. Granular elvanyte . H. Compact elvanyte . I. Gneissoid elvanyte . J. Granitoid elvanyte . K. Pyromeride . Class II . - PLUTONIC ROCKS . Group E. - FELSTONE , or ...
... Chloritic . c . Felspathic . d . Pyritous . F. Chloritic elvanyte . G. Granular elvanyte . H. Compact elvanyte . I. Gneissoid elvanyte . J. Granitoid elvanyte . K. Pyromeride . Class II . - PLUTONIC ROCKS . Group E. - FELSTONE , or ...
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... Chloritic . f . Quartzose . g . Euryte porphyry . h . Amygdaloidal euryte . i . Vesicular . j . Compact . k . Slab . 1. Cleaved . E. Compact felstone . F. Granular felstone . G. Friable felstone . H. Rubbly felstone . I. Cleaved ...
... Chloritic . f . Quartzose . g . Euryte porphyry . h . Amygdaloidal euryte . i . Vesicular . j . Compact . k . Slab . 1. Cleaved . E. Compact felstone . F. Granular felstone . G. Friable felstone . H. Rubbly felstone . I. Cleaved ...
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... Chloritic . d . Calcareous . e . Pyritous . f . Cupriferous . g . Hematitic . C. Calcareous tuff . D. Arenaceous . E. Argillous . F. Hematitic . G. Pyritous . H. Cupriferous . I. Steatitic . J. Porphyritic . K. Nodular . Var . a ...
... Chloritic . d . Calcareous . e . Pyritous . f . Cupriferous . g . Hematitic . C. Calcareous tuff . D. Arenaceous . E. Argillous . F. Hematitic . G. Pyritous . H. Cupriferous . I. Steatitic . J. Porphyritic . K. Nodular . Var . a ...
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... Chloritic gneiss . c . Talcose gneiss . d . Protogene gneiss . E. Iolitic gneiss . F. Hematitic gneiss . G. Graphitic gneiss . H. Common gneiss . Var . a . Compact gneiss . b . Slate gneiss . Var . c . Ribaned gneiss . d . Fibrous REESE ...
... Chloritic gneiss . c . Talcose gneiss . d . Protogene gneiss . E. Iolitic gneiss . F. Hematitic gneiss . G. Graphitic gneiss . H. Common gneiss . Var . a . Compact gneiss . b . Slate gneiss . Var . c . Ribaned gneiss . d . Fibrous REESE ...
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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