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... to describe the groups to which they originally belonged . originally sedi- In this Manual the latter with due to those rocks being composed of a ( suppose INTRODUCTORY REMARKS . 3 -CLASSIFIED TABLE OF THE ROCKS Ingenite Rocks.
... to describe the groups to which they originally belonged . originally sedi- In this Manual the latter with due to those rocks being composed of a ( suppose INTRODUCTORY REMARKS . 3 -CLASSIFIED TABLE OF THE ROCKS Ingenite Rocks.
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... latter the varieties , and , when necessary , the subvarieties . two parts names of classes are printed in large capitals , of groups in egyptian type , of subgroups and particular varieties in small capitals ; while the In these others ...
... latter the varieties , and , when necessary , the subvarieties . two parts names of classes are printed in large capitals , of groups in egyptian type , of subgroups and particular varieties in small capitals ; while the In these others ...
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... latter appear to have segre- gated from the deep - seated fluid or semi - fluid por- tions of the mass , and to have been forced up into C the vacancies or the shrinkage fissures caused by the contraction REESE THE OF LIBRARY.
... latter appear to have segre- gated from the deep - seated fluid or semi - fluid por- tions of the mass , and to have been forced up into C the vacancies or the shrinkage fissures caused by the contraction REESE THE OF LIBRARY.
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... latter peculiarities may , however , be due to the final rapid cooling when in the veins . NOTE . - M'Farlane thus writes on the cooling of siliceous rocks " The scoria of iron - furnaces are usually very acid , con- taining as much as ...
... latter peculiarities may , however , be due to the final rapid cooling when in the veins . NOTE . - M'Farlane thus writes on the cooling of siliceous rocks " The scoria of iron - furnaces are usually very acid , con- taining as much as ...
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... latter mineral that the name is intended to direct attention . Chloritic granite and Talcose granite have erroneously been called " Protogene granite , " also a most incor- rect name , as protogene ( quartz + felspar + tale ) is a ...
... latter mineral that the name is intended to direct attention . Chloritic granite and Talcose granite have erroneously been called " Protogene granite , " also a most incor- rect name , as protogene ( quartz + felspar + tale ) is a ...
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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