Introductory Geology: for Use in Universities, Colleges, Schools of Science, etc., and for the General Reader

Abstract

THE text of Part 1, “Physical Geology,” first appeared in 1915 in Pirsson and Schuchert's “Text-Book of Geology,” a revised second edition of which was published in 1920. With the exception of the chapter on ore deposits, which has been rewritten by Prof. A. M. Bateman, Part 1 in the present volume is reprinted from the second edition of the "Text-Book."The subject is treated under two main heads, dynamical geology and structural geology. In the first section the various geological agents and their work are dealt with fully but concisely, the geological work of organic life not being neglected. The second section is a well-arranged and comprehensive account of the composition, character, relations, and structures of the rocks forming the earth's crust. In scope and treatment the whole is an excellent introduction to the subject for students, and it must also be of interest to the general reader. The illustrations are good and include both reproductions of photographs and diagrams. There is an appendix on important minerals.