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itself, and its character will be also the determinant for all 

 the metamorphoses of quartz quartz-granite. 



600. The first structure, in which the character of 

 feldspar as regards its laminated form and its more 

 argillaceous nature obtains the preponderance, is Gneiss 

 Feldspar-granite. 



601. The first structure in which mica is the pre- 

 dominant character, is the Mica-schist Mica-granite. 



602. All rocks that do not belong to the calcareous 

 formation come under these three forms. The progres- 

 sive formation of the earth takes a threefold course, since it 

 begins in a threefold and yet single manner in granite. 



603. The gneiss and mica-schist precipitations followed 

 subsequently to the completion of granite. For all pre- 

 cipitation is a true process, in which water has a certain 

 tension peculiar to this process, by virtue of which this 

 form of earth and no other has been produced. 



604. By granite the silicious principally came out of 

 water, but what was argillaceous and talcose remained 

 behind. 



605. Gneiss and micha-schist are indeed subdivided 

 granite, but not in the sense of the already perfected 

 granite having been again stirred up and dissolved, but 

 as already separated in principles, in the primary water. 



606. Gneiss and mica-schists are products of a more 

 mighty operation of light than granite. They are nearer 

 to the upper layers of water. 



607. After the granitic rain, or after the formation of 

 granite, the sphere of water was no longer perfectly 

 transparent; but water was now found also in the pri- 

 mary valleys, in which the light had more power, and 

 thus greater capacity for splitting. During the formation 

 of granite the water has only become polar by light ; but, 

 as it was there wholly transparent without opposition, it 

 could never attain to a perfect dualization. In the second 

 earth-rain and in the valleys, the light on the contrary 

 produces dualization of the fundamental earths, since the 

 sides of the mountains afford opposition to the light, 

 become themselves polar against the water, and at the 

 same time heat is produced. 



