CONTENTS

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List of Illustrations[viii]
I.On Rocks in General[1]
List of the common Minerals that form Rocks[8]
II.The Limestones[12]
III.The Sandstones[56]
IV.Clays, Shales, and Slates[78]
V.Igneous Rocks[103]
VI.Metamorphic Rocks[143]
References[162]
Table of Stratigraphical Systems[189]
Index[170]