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... Epidotic granite . B. Graphitic granite . C. Hematitic granite . D. Pyritous oligoclase granite . E. Porphyritic oligoclase granite . F. Gneissoid granite . Var . a . Nodular granite . b . Lenticular REESE THE OF LIBRARY.
... Epidotic granite . B. Graphitic granite . C. Hematitic granite . D. Pyritous oligoclase granite . E. Porphyritic oligoclase granite . F. Gneissoid granite . Var . a . Nodular granite . b . Lenticular REESE THE OF LIBRARY.
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George Henry Kinahan. Var . a . Nodular granite . b . Lenticular granite . Subgroup G. Intrusive oligoclase granite . H. Granitic felstone . Group C. - PROTOGENE . Group D. - ELVANYTE , or QUARTZ PORPHYRY . Subgroup 4. Felsitic and ...
George Henry Kinahan. Var . a . Nodular granite . b . Lenticular granite . Subgroup G. Intrusive oligoclase granite . H. Granitic felstone . Group C. - PROTOGENE . Group D. - ELVANYTE , or QUARTZ PORPHYRY . Subgroup 4. Felsitic and ...
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... Nodular . Var . a . Concretionary 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 ...
... Nodular . Var . a . Concretionary 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 ...
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... Nodular gneiss . c . Conglomeritic gneiss . J. Porphyritic gneiss . K. Granitoid gneiss . Group M. - SCHIST . Subgroup A. Argillyte . Var . a . Chiastolitic schist . b . Phyllitic schist . c . Carbonaceous schist . d . Alum schist . e ...
... Nodular gneiss . c . Conglomeritic gneiss . J. Porphyritic gneiss . K. Granitoid gneiss . Group M. - SCHIST . Subgroup A. Argillyte . Var . a . Chiastolitic schist . b . Phyllitic schist . c . Carbonaceous schist . d . Alum schist . e ...
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... Nodular . z . Gneissoid . Subgroup E. Basic schist . Var . a . Hornblende schist . b . Actinolite . c . Chlorite . d . Chloritoid . e . Potstone . f . Talc schist . g . Garnet . h . Tourmaline . i . Rhætizitic . F. Metallic schists ...
... Nodular . z . Gneissoid . Subgroup E. Basic schist . Var . a . Hornblende schist . b . Actinolite . c . Chlorite . d . Chloritoid . e . Potstone . f . Talc schist . g . Garnet . h . Tourmaline . i . Rhætizitic . F. Metallic schists ...
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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