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THE ROCKS OF WORCESTERSHIRE: THEIR MINERAL CHARACTER AND FOSSIL CONTENTS

by George E. Roberts

Published by Joseph Masters. 1st. 1860

Almost very good condition. Small format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Fold-out map of Bird's Eye View of Worcestershire and fold-out plan of descending order of sedimentary rocks. 247 pages including index plus 36 page publisher adverts to rear.

Spine slightly cocked. Corners bumped. Bookplate and inscription in ink to front pastedown. Some pencil annotation present. Map and plan lightly foxed and damp stained with a small closed tear but complete and very good. A few margin marks.

Stock no. 1809249

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Contents

  • Chapter I. Introduction
  • Chapter II. Of the Granitic or Bottom Rocks
  • Chapter III. Of the Igneous Rocks
  • Chapter IV. Of the Cambrian and Lower Silurian Rocks
  • Chapter VI. Of the Upper Silurian Rocks
  • Chapter VII. Of the Old Red Sandstone
  • Chapter VIII. Of the Carboniferous System up to the Coal
  • Chapter IX. Of the Coal Measures
  • Chapter X. Of the Permian System
  • Chapter XI. Of the New Red Sandstone
  • Chapter XII. Of the Lias and Oolite
  • Chapter XIII. Of the Post-tertiary Period
  • Chapter XIV. Of Modern Geological Changes, and Concluding Remarks

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