A Geological Manual : 1831 Edition (Paperback)

Preface; Section I: 1. Figure of the Earth; 2. Density of the Earth; 3. Superficial distribution of land and water; 4. Saltness and specific gravity of the sea; 5. Temperature of the Earth; 6. Temperature of springs; 7. Temperature of the sea and lakes; 8. Temperature of the atmosphere; 9. Valleys; 10. Changes on the surface of the globe; 11. Classification of rocks; Section II: 12. Degradation of land; 13. Delivery of detritus into the sea; 14. Action of the sea on coasts; 15. Shingle beaches; 16. Sandy beaches; 17. Tides; 18. Currents; 19. Transporting power of tides; 20. Transporting power of currents; 21. Active volcanos; 22. Extinct volcanos; 23. Mineral volcanic products; 24. Volcanic dykes, etc.; 25. Earthquakes; 26. Gaseous exhalations; 27. Deposits from springs; 28. Naphtha and asphaltum springs; 29. Coral reefs and islands; 30. Submarine forests; 31. Raised beaches and masses of shells; 32. Organic remains of the modern group; Section III: 33. Erratic blocks and gravel; 34. Ossiferous caverns and osseous breccia; Section IV: 35. Supracretaceous (tertiary) group; 36. Volcanic action during the supracretaceous period; Section V: 37. Cretaceous group (chalk and green sand); 38. Wealden rocks; Section VI: 39. Oolitic group; Section VII: 40. Red sandstone group; Section VIII: 41. Carboniferous group; Section IX: 42. Grauwacke group; Section X: 43. Lowest fossiliferous group; Section XI: 44. Inferior stratified or non-fossiliferous rocks; Section XII: 45. Unstratified rocks; Section XIII: 46. On the mineralogical differences in contemporaneous rocks; 47. On the elevation of mountains; 48. On the occurrence of metals in rocks; Appendix; Index.