qe 



I 'P'tZrZr THE 



^WONDERS OF GEOLOGY; 



OR, 



OL'^A A FAMILIAR EXPOSITION 



OF 



ecological 3Pf)Enonuna. s 



GIDEON ALGERNON MANTELL, LL.D. F.R.S. 



HONORARY FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF 



ENGLAND, ETC. 



AUTHOR OF THE FOSSILS OF THE SOUTH DO"WNS, GEOLOGICAL EXCURSIONS ROUND 



THE ISLE OF WIGHT, ETC. 



Volcanic Island in the Mediterranean. — Page 839. 



" Every rock in the desert, every boulder on the plain, every pebble 

 by the brook-side, every grain of sand on the sea-shore, is replete with 

 lessons of wisdom to the mind that is fitted to receive and comprehend 

 their sublime import.' 1 



IN TWO VOLUMES.— VOL. II. 



SIXTH EDITION. 



LONDON : 

 HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN. 



1848. 



