Geological facts; or, the crust of the earth, what it is, and what are its uses

19 chapters

1. 1GEOLOGICAL FACTS; OR, THE CRUST OF THE EARTH, WHAT IT IS, AND WHAT ARE ITS USES.
2. 2PREFACE.
3. 3CONTENTS.
4. 4LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
5. 5CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY.
6. 6CHAPTER II. PRELIMINARIES.
7. 7CHAPTER III. THE ANCIENT EPOCH.
8. 8CHAPTER IV. THE PALÆOZOIC PERIOD.
9. 9CHAPTER V. THE OLD RED SANDSTONE.
10. 10CHAPTER VI. THE CARBONIFEROUS SYSTEM.
11. 11CHAPTER VII. SECONDARY FORMATIONS. No. 1. The New Red Sandstone.
12. 12CHAPTER VIII. SECONDARY ROCKS. No. 2. The Oolitic System.
13. 13CHAPTER IX. SECONDARY ROCKS. 3. The Oolite proper.
14. 14CHAPTER X. SECONDARY ROCKS. No. 4. The Wealden.
15. 15CHAPTER XI. SECONDARY ROCKS. No. 5. The Chalk. THE CRETACEOUS SYSTEM.
16. 16CHAPTER XII. THE TERTIARY SYSTEM.
17. 17No. II.—The Miocene.
18. 18No. III.—The Pliocene Period.

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