Geology, Vol. 1 [of 3] : $b Geologic processes and their resultsSalisbury, Rollin D.
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Geology, Vol. 1 [of 3] : $b Geologic processes and their results
Salisbury, Rollin D.
Geology
+Work of the Waves+ 342
_Erosion_ 342
By waves and undertow, 342.
_Topographic Features Developed by Wave Erosion_ 349
The sea-cliff, 349. Chimney rocks, etc., 350. Sea caves,
350. The wave-cut terrace, 351. Wave erosion and horizontal
configuration, 353.
_Transportation by Waves_ 354
_Deposition by Waves, Undertow, and Shore Currents_ 355
The beach, 355. The barrier, 356. The spit, the bar, and the
loop, 357. Wave-built terraces, 363.
_Effect of Shore Deposition on Coastal Configuration_ 363
+Summary of Coastal Irregularities+ 364
+The Work of Ocean-currents+ 366
+Deposits of the Ocean-bed+ 368
_Shallow-water Deposits_ 369
Littoral deposits, 369. Non-littoral, mechanical deposits
in shallow water, 369. Characteristics of shallow-water
deposits, 373. Topography of shallow-water deposits, 374.
Chemical and organic deposits, 375. Limestone, 378.
_Deep-sea Deposits_ 378
Contrasted with shallow-water deposits, 378. Sources, 380.
Mechanical inorganic deposits, 380. Organic constituents of
pelagic deposits, 382. Chemical deposits, 383.
+Lakes+ 386
Changes taking place in lakes, 387. Lacustrine deposits,
388. Extinct lakes, 388. Lake ice, 389. Saline lakes, 391.
Indirect effects of lakes, 392. Composition of lake waters,
392.
CHAPTER VII.
THE ORIGIN AND DESCENT OF ROCKS.
+Composition of Igneous Rocks+ 395
Leading elements, 396. Union of elements, 397. Formation
of minerals, 397. Sources of complexity, 398. The leading
minerals of igneous rocks, 399. The feldspathic minerals,
400. The ferromagnesian minerals, 400. Summary of salient
facts, 401.
+The Nature of Molten Magmas+ 401
Time required in crystallization, 402. Successive stages of
crystallization, 403.
+The Fragmental Products of Sudden Cooling+ 404
Pyroclastic rocks, 404.
+The Glassy Rocks+ 406
The solid glasses. 406. The first stages of crystallization,
407. The obsidians, 407.
+Special Structures+ 410
Flow structure, 410. Amygdaloids, 411.
+The Porphyritic Rocks+ 411
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