CONTENTS. XV 



Section C— GEOLOGY. 



THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12. 



Page 

 Address by Professor James Geikie, LL.D., F.R.SS.L. & E., F.G.S., Presi- 

 dent of the Section 551 



1. Ninth Report on the Earthquake and Volcanic Phenomena of Japan .564 



2. The Bandaisan Eruption, Japan, July, 1888. By 0. Michie Smith, B.Sc, 

 F.R.S.E., F.R.A.S 664 



3. Terrestrial Magnetism as modified by the Structure of the Earth's Crust, 

 and Proposals concerning a Magnetic Survey of the Globe. By Dr. 

 Edward Naumann 565 



4. Notes on the numerous newly discovered Fossil Footprints on the Lower 



Garboruferous Sandstones of Northumberland near Otterburn. By Alder- 

 man T. P. Barkas,F.G.S 565 



6. The Physiography of the Lower Trias. By T. Meliaed Reade, C.E., 

 F.G.S 560 



FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13. 



1. On the Origin and Age of some of the Crystalline Schists of Norway. 

 By Archibald Geikie, F.R.S., Director-General of the Geological 

 Survey 567 



2. Dynamic MetamorpbLsm of Skiddaw Slates. By J. E. Maee, M.A., 

 Sec.G.S , 568 



3. On the Lower Silurian Felsites of the South-East of Ireland. By Dr. 



F. H. Hatch 568 



4. The Age of the Granites of Dartmoor and the English Channel. By 



A. R. Hunt, M.A., F.G.S 569 



5. The Island of Paros, in the Oyclades, and its Marble Quarries. By Robert 



Swan, F.C.S 570 



6. Preliminary Note on the alleged Occurrence of Fossils in the Crystalline 



Schists of theLepontine Alps. By Professor T. G. Bonnet, D.Sc, F.R.S., 

 F.G.S 571 



7. Exhibition of Specimens of Belemnites from Luckmanier. By W. AV. 



Watts, M.A., F.G.S 571 



8. The Effects of Pressure on Crystalline Limestones. By Professor T. G. 

 Bonnet, D.Sc, F.R.S., F.G.S 571 



9. The Amygdaloids of the Tynemouth Dyke. By J. J. H. Teall, M.A., 



F.G.S ; 57^> 



10. Observations on the Greenland Ice-sheet. By Dr. Fridtjof Nansen. ... 573 



SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. 



1. Report of the Committee for investigating the Flora of the Carboniferous 

 Rocks of Lancashire and West Yorkshire 570 



2. Seventh Report on the Fossil Phyllopoda of the Palaeozoic Rocks 577 



3. Report on the Volcanic Phenomena of Vesuvius and its neighbourhood ... 577 



4. On the Presence of Coral-like Forms in the Crystalline Limestone of Inis- 



howen, Co. Donegal. By Professor Edward IIull, LL.D., F.R.S 677 



