CONTENTS. 



PART I. 



CHAPTER I. 



SCIENCES AUXILIARY TO GEOLOGY. 



Definition. — Physical Properties : Extension, Gravity, Impene- 

 trability, Divisibility, Porosity, Indestructibility, Inertia 



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CHAPTER II. 



CHEMICAL CONSTITUTION OP THE EARTH'S SURFACE. 



Definition. — Four Elements according to the Ancients. — Chief 

 Chemical Elements which enter into the Earth's Crust : Ox- 

 ygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Carbon, Sulphur, Chlorine, Fluo- 



• rine, Phosphorus. — Metallic Bases of the Alkalies and Earths : 

 Silica, Alumina, Potassium, Sodium, Magnesium, Calcium. — 

 Imponderable Agents : Heat, Light, Electricity, Galvanism. — 

 Thermometer. — Affinity. — Cohesion. — Illustrations. — Com- 

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CHAPTER III. 



MINERALOGICAL CONSTITUTION OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE. 



Simple Minerals : Quartz, Feldspar, Mica, Talc, Chlorite, Horn- 

 blende, Serpentine, Limestone, Slate and Clay, and Augite. 

 —Minerals found in Veins or Beds : Iron, Lead, Gold, Silver, 

 Tin, Copper, Zinc, Mercury, Manganese, Titanium, Bismuth, 

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CHAPTER IV. 



PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE EARTH. 



Shape of the Earth.— Mean Density. — Ocean.— Mean Depth. — 

 Saline Contents. — Mediterranean. — Temperature of Earth. — 

 Reason for Supposing it has undergone a Change. — Central 

 Heat. — Facts to support such a Theory. — Influence of Climate 

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