February-March' 1919 Vol. XXVII, No. 2 



The Journal of Geology 



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STUART WELLER ALBERT JOHANNSEN 



Invertebrate Paleontology Petrology 



ROLLIN T. CHAMBERLIN 



Dynamic Geology 



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