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... Cleaved . E. Compact felstone . F. Granular felstone . G. Friable felstone . H. Rubbly felstone . I. Cleaved felstone . J. Foliated felstone . K. Granulyte . L. Felstone porphyry . Var . a . Amygdaloidal felstone . b . Vesicular ...
... Cleaved . E. Compact felstone . F. Granular felstone . G. Friable felstone . H. Rubbly felstone . I. Cleaved felstone . J. Foliated felstone . K. Granulyte . L. Felstone porphyry . Var . a . Amygdaloidal felstone . b . Vesicular ...
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... Hematitic . f . Cupriferous . g . Pyritous . h . Tuffose . i . Pebbly . j . Cleaved . k . Oblique . 1. Concretionary . m . Spheroidal . n . Nodular . o . Lenticular . p . Friable . Var . e . Flagstone . Subvar . a . CLASSIFIED TABLE . 19.
... Hematitic . f . Cupriferous . g . Pyritous . h . Tuffose . i . Pebbly . j . Cleaved . k . Oblique . 1. Concretionary . m . Spheroidal . n . Nodular . o . Lenticular . p . Friable . Var . e . Flagstone . Subvar . a . CLASSIFIED TABLE . 19.
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... Cleaved ; according to the structure that gives a character to the rock mass . The compact varieties have a conchoidal or sub- conchoidal fracture , while some of the cleaved rocks make a coarse roofing slate . Structural Varieties of ...
... Cleaved ; according to the structure that gives a character to the rock mass . The compact varieties have a conchoidal or sub- conchoidal fracture , while some of the cleaved rocks make a coarse roofing slate . Structural Varieties of ...
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George Henry Kinahan. I. CLEAVED or SLATY FELSTONE . - With cleavage- planes , sometimes so distinct that the rock splits into slates , but rarely into " Roofing slate . " J. FOLIATED or SCHISTOID FELSTONE ; SCHISTOSE FELSTONE . - A ...
George Henry Kinahan. I. CLEAVED or SLATY FELSTONE . - With cleavage- planes , sometimes so distinct that the rock splits into slates , but rarely into " Roofing slate . " J. FOLIATED or SCHISTOID FELSTONE ; SCHISTOSE FELSTONE . - A ...
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... cleaved . In the amorphous felstones there are often lines apparently due to viscid fusion , while in the platy felstones the lines are parallel , or nearly so , and at other times oblique to the walls of the dykes . In the metamorphic ...
... cleaved . In the amorphous felstones there are often lines apparently due to viscid fusion , while in the platy felstones the lines are parallel , or nearly so , and at other times oblique to the walls of the dykes . In the metamorphic ...
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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