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Geology, Vol. 1 [of 3] : $b Geologic processes and their results

Name: Geology, Vol. 1 [of 3] : $b Geologic processes and their results
Author: Salisbury, Rollin D.

Salisbury, Rollin D.

Geology

+The Phanerocrystalline Rocks+                                       412
      The phanerites, 412. The granites, 413. The syenites,
      415. The diorites, 416. The gabbros, 416. The peridotites,
      416. The basalts, 417. The dolerites, 417. General
      names, 418.

+Derivation of Secondary Rocks+                                      420
      Regolith, 422. Disrupted products: arkose and wacke, 422.
      Disintegrated products, 422.
  _Classes of Sedimentary Rocks_                                     422
      Shales, sandstones, and conglomerates, 422. Limestones and
      dolomites, 424. Precipitates, 424. Iron-ore beds, 425.
      Silicious deposits, 425. Organic rocks, 426.

+Internal Alterations of Rocks+                                      426
      Oxidation and deoxidation, 427. Solution and deposition,
      427. Hydration and dehydration, 428. Carbonation and
      decarbonation, 429. Molecular rearrangements, 431.
  _The Salient Features of Rock Descent_                             431

+The Reascensional Process+                                          432
      Induration under ordinary pressures and temperatures, 432.
      Cavity filling, 436. Fissure filling; veins, 437. Solution as
      well as deposition, 437. Concretions, 438. Replacements and
      pseudomorphs, 439. Incipient crystallization, 439.

+Reconstruction under Exceptional Conditions+                        440
      Slaty structure, 441. Foliation, schistosity, 443.
      Metamorphism by heat, 446. Metamorphism by heat and lateral
      pressure, 448. Deep-seated metamorphism, 449. Completion of
      the rock cycle, 449.

+Various Classifications and Nomenclatures+                          449
  _New System of Classification and Nomenclature_                    451
  _The Proposed Field System_                                        451
      The phanerites, 451. The aphanites, 452.

+The Proposed Quantitative System+                                   454

+Reference List of the More Common Minerals+                         460

+Reference List of the More Common Rocks+                            467

+Ore Deposits+                                                       474
      Concentration, 474. Exceptional and doubtful cases, 474.
      Original distribution, 475. Magmatic segregation, 475. Marine
      segregation and dispersion, 476. Origin of ore regions,
      477. Surface residual concentration, 478. Purification
      and concentration, 478. Concentration by solution and
      reprecipitation, 479. Location of greatest solvent action,
      480. Short-course action, 481. Long-course action, 481.
      Summary, 483. The influence of contacts, 484. The effect of
      igneous intrusions, 484. The influence of rock walls, 484.


                             CHAPTER VIII.

                   STRUCTURAL (GEOTECTONIC) GEOLOGY.

      The structural phases which rocks assume, 486.

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