Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the EarthPlayfair, John
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Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth
Playfair, John
Geology; Hutton, James, 1726-1797. Theory of the earth
Junction of primary and secondary strata, § 187. Breccia
incumbent on the primary, § 188. Junction of the primary and
secondary strata: At Torbay in Devonshire, § 190,--coast of
Berwickshire, § 191,--Cullen in Banffshire, § 193,--Ardencaple
in Dunbartonshire, Arran, &c. § 194,--Pembrokeshire,
§ 195,--Jedburgh, § 196,--Ingleborough in Yorkshire, §
197,--Cumberland, § 198. Inflection of the strata, § 199.
Remarkable instances in the Alps and Pyrenees, § 200, 201,--on
Ben-Lawers in Perthshire, § 202,--coast of Berwickshire,
_ib._--Plymouth, § 203. Strata suffering such inflections
have been soft and ductile, § 204. General property of these
inflections, § 205, 206. uniform stretch of the primary strata,
§ 207. Inferences as to the nature of the elevating force, §
208. Imperfection of other theories. Crystallisation, _ib._
Marks of undulæ in the schistus, § 209. Elevation of the strata
a stronghold of the Huttonian theory, § 210. Elevation of the
strata enables us to see far into the interior of the earth, §
211.
NOTE XIII.--Metallic Veins.
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Specimens of native iron, § 212, 213. Margraaf's specimen, § 214.
Kirwan's hypothesis, § 215. Increase of the specific gravity of
native gold by fusion, no argument against its igneous origin,
§ 216. Specimens of gold and silver shooting through quartz, an
argument in favour of the Huttonian theory, § 218, 219. Proof in
favour of the same from chalcedony including calcareous spar,
§ 220. Matter that fills veins not from above or from either
side, § 221. Opinion of the Neptunists, § 222. Supposed fact
that veins are less rich as the depth increases, § 223. No marks
of horizontal deposition in veins; their coating differs from
stratification, § 224. Neptunists appear to be misled by the term
Stratification, § 225, 226. Veins heave or shift one another,
§ 227. Vast force employed for that purpose, § 228. Veins of
different formation, § 231. Pieces of rock insulated in veins, §
232. Supposition that veins have been filled by infiltrations,
absurd, 233. _Lenticular_ veins, and Pipe veins, § 234.
NOTE XIV.--On Whinstone.
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