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... Masses 111 Group C. Rocks partly mechanically , partly chemi- cally , and partly organically formed Subgroup A. Laminated Coal Subgroup B. Limestone Subgroup C. Dolomyte Class 2. Subaƫrial Rocks ... ... ... ... 112 ... ... ... 112 115 ...
... Masses 111 Group C. Rocks partly mechanically , partly chemi- cally , and partly organically formed Subgroup A. Laminated Coal Subgroup B. Limestone Subgroup C. Dolomyte Class 2. Subaƫrial Rocks ... ... ... ... 112 ... ... ... 112 115 ...
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... mass of mineral matter consisting of many individual particles , either of one species of mineral , or of two or more species of minerals , or of fragments of such particles . These particles need not at all resemble each other in size ...
... mass of mineral matter consisting of many individual particles , either of one species of mineral , or of two or more species of minerals , or of fragments of such particles . These particles need not at all resemble each other in size ...
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... masses and minerals have similar names , such as AUGITE , STEATITE , & c . & c . Dana's names for the minerals are those that will be used in this Manual . Order I. , INGENITE ROCKS ; and Order II . 2 HANDY - BOOK OF ROCK NAMES .
... masses and minerals have similar names , such as AUGITE , STEATITE , & c . & c . Dana's names for the minerals are those that will be used in this Manual . Order I. , INGENITE ROCKS ; and Order II . 2 HANDY - BOOK OF ROCK NAMES .
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... masses or dykes ; moreover , in places they merge into granite . On the other hand , it is not unusual at the margin of a mass of Elvanyte , or in dykes branching from a mass , to find Elvanyte changing into a rock identical with a ...
... masses or dykes ; moreover , in places they merge into granite . On the other hand , it is not unusual at the margin of a mass of Elvanyte , or in dykes branching from a mass , to find Elvanyte changing into a rock identical with a ...
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... . a . Burnt clay . b . Rock slag . c . Porcelanyte . H. Minerals forming rock masses ( see page 22 ) . Var . a . Quartz . b . Corundum . c . Apatite . d . Magnesite . Var . e . Orthoclase . f . Pistacite . CLASSIFIED TABLE . 17.
... . a . Burnt clay . b . Rock slag . c . Porcelanyte . H. Minerals forming rock masses ( see page 22 ) . Var . a . Quartz . b . Corundum . c . Apatite . d . Magnesite . Var . e . Orthoclase . f . Pistacite . CLASSIFIED TABLE . 17.
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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