Works by the same Author. In post 8vo. with Geological Map of Britain, and numerous Wood-cuts of Sections and Fossil Remains. Price 3s. ELEMENTS OF GEOLOGY AND PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY, ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE PAST AND PRESENT CONDITION CONTENTS. Figure and density of the earth-Simple substances composing the crust of the globe-General arrangement of strata Igneous or Plutonic rocks-Trap or greenstone rocks-Primary stratified rocks-Secondary strata-Coal measures-Salt beds-Tertiary strata -Organic remains - Change on the earth's surface-Coral islandsPeat Moss Diluvium-Alluvium - Boulder stones-VolcanoesEarthquakes-Present and former temperature-Mountains-Valleys -Ocean-Rivers-Lakes-Metallic Veins-Glossary, &c. In post 8vo. with Map, Sections, and Views. Price 3s. 6d. EXCURSIONS ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE GEOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY OF THE ENVIRONS OF EDINBURGH. * For figures of Fossil Shells, including all the known Species, the reader is referred to Brown's Illustrations of the Fossil Conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Part I. containing numerous coloured Engravings. Price 20s. To be completed in Four Parts. |