CONTENTS 



PART III, 



Geology. 



Chaptee I. — 

 Introduction 



Chapteb II. — 



General Geological Structure 

 Chapter III. — 



Stratigraphical Geology — General 

 Geological Formations 



Synopsis and 



Chaptee IV. — 



The Gneiss Granite Formation 



Extent. Igneous Eruptive Eocks. Crystalline Metamorph 

 East of the Central Chain 



Chaptee V. — 



Westland Formation, Extent 

 Texture of Eocks, and Position of Strata 

 Igneous Eocks 

 Mineral Veins 



Chaptee VI. — 



Waihao Formation, Extent 



Position of Strata and Texture of Eocks 



Age and Thickness. Igneous Eocks. Mineral Veins 



Chapter VII. — 



The Mount Torlesse Formation . . . 



Texture of Eocks and Position of Strata 



Extent 



Thickness and Age. Igneous Eocks 



Eelations to Older Formations . . . 



Chaptee VIII. — 



The Melaphyre and Quartziferous Porphyry Eruptions ... 



Extent 



Character and Sequence of Eruptive Eocks. Melaphyre Seriei 



Quartziferous Porphyry and Pitchstone Series ... 



Chaptee IX. — 



The Waipara Formation 



Extent ... 



Sequence and Character of Eocks. Position of Strata. Fossil Contents 



The Cretaceo -tertiary Period in Westland 



Igneous Eocks 



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