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The principles and objects of geology, with special reference to the geology of Egypt
William Fraser Hume
Rocks form, deform, and transform, and W. F. Hume lays out the principles. His concise geology explains the origin of rocks, their deformation, and their physical and chemical transformation into igneous and metamorphic forms. Clear, systematic, and foundational. A compact introduction to how the Earth's crust is made and remade. Grasp the basic processes that build and reshape the solid ground beneath us.
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30 chapters
- 1THE PRINCIPLES AND OBJECTS OF GEOLOGY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE GEOLOGY OF EGYPT,
- 2ILLUSTRATIONS.
- 3I.—GENERAL.
- 4II.—ORIGIN OR FORMATION OF ROCKS.
- 5III.—DEFORMATION OF ROCKS.
- 6IV.—PHYSICAL TRANSFORMATION OF ROCKS.
- 7V.—CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATION OF ROCKS.
- 8VI.—THE FORMATION OF IGNEOUS ROCKS.
- 9VII.—THE FORMATION OF METAMORPHIC ROCKS.
- 10SUMMARY.
- 11FOOTNOTES:
- 12SHORT CATALOGUE OF THE MAPS, PLANS, AND PUBLICATIONS ISSUED BY THE SURVEY DEPARTMENT, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, EGYPT.
- 13MAPS AND PLANS.
- 14Town Maps.
- 15Cadastral Maps.
- 16Topographical Maps.
- 17Special Maps on Various Scales.
- 18Wall-Maps, for use in Schools.
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