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The Ancient Volcanoes of Great Britain, Volume 1 (of 2) — Archibald Geikie

The Ancient Volcanoes of Great Britain, Volume 1 (of 2)

Archibald Geikie

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 611 pages

This is a geological study in which Sir Archibald Geikie examines the ancient volcanoes of Great Britain. Through essays and illustrations, it shows how nineteenth-century geologists interpreted the remains of long-past eruptions. It is worthwhile for listeners interested in Earth's history and the development of geological science.

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Contents

  1. THE ANCIENT VOLCANOES OF GREAT BRITAIN
  2. SIR ARCHIBALD GEIKIE, F.R.S.
  3. PREFACE
  4. CONTENTS
  5. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  6. MAPS
  7. BOOK I GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF INVESTIGATION
  8. CHAPTER I
  9. CHAPTER II
  10. CHAPTER III
  11. CHAPTER V
  12. CHAPTER VI
  13. BOOK II VOLCANIC ACTION IN PRE-CAMBRIAN TIME
  14. BOOK III THE CAMBRIAN VOLCANOES
  15. CHAPTER XI THE CAMBRIAN VOLCANOES OF NORTH WALES, THE MALVERN HILLS AND WARWICKSHIRE
  16. BOOK IV THE SILURIAN VOLCANOES
  17. BOOK V THE VOLCANOES OF DEVONIAN AND OLD RED SANDSTONE TIME
  18. CHAPTER XVI THE VOLCANOES OF THE OLD RED SANDSTONE
  19. CHAPTER XVII
  20. CHAPTER XVIII STRUCTURE AND ARRANGEMENT OF THE LOWER OLD RED SANDSTONE VOLCANIC ROCKS IN THE FIELD
  21. CHAPTER XIX VOLCANOES OF THE LOWER OLD RED SANDSTONE OF "LAKE CALEDONIA"
  22. CHAPTER XX VOLCANOES OF THE LOWER OLD RED SANDSTONE OF "LAKE CALEDONIA"—continued
  23. CHAPTER XXI VOLCANOES OF THE LOWER OLD RED SANDSTONE OF THE CHEVIOT HILLS, LORNE, "LAKE ORCADIE" AND KILLARNEY
  24. CHAPTER XXII VOLCANOES OF THE UPPER OLD RED SANDSTONE—THE SOUTH-WEST OF IRELAND, THE NORTH OF SCOTLAND
  25. BOOK VI THE CARBONIFEROUS VOLCANOES
  26. CHAPTER XXIII THE CARBONIFEROUS SYSTEM OF BRITAIN AND ITS VOLCANIC RECORDS
  27. CHAPTER XXIV CARBONIFEROUS VOLCANIC PLATEAUX OF SCOTLAND
  28. CHAPTER XXV GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF THE CARBONIFEROUS VOLCANIC PLATEAUX OF SCOTLAND
  29. CHAPTER XXVI THE CARBONIFEROUS PUYS OF SCOTLAND
  30. CHAPTER XXVII GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF THE CARBONIFEROUS PUYS OF SCOTLAND

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