An Introduction to Geology

1. Introductory; 2. Of rocks; 3. Of the sedimentary rocks; 4. Of divisional planes in rocks; 5. Of the principal geological agencies; 6. Of the agents at work upon the surface of the land; 7. The wearing action of rivers; 8. The wearing action of wind; 9. The wearing action of glaciers; 10. The wearing action of the sea; 11. Accumulations formed on land areas; 12. Deposits formed in the sea; 13. On movements of the Earth's crust; 14. Influences of earth movement and erosion on surface features; 15. Volcanoes and igneous rock-masses; 16. Alteration of rocks; 17. Climatic changes; 18. Fossils; 19. The principles of classification of rocks according to age; 20. The primary rocks. The pre-Cambrian rocks. The lower primary slate rocks; 21. The primary rocks. The upper primary (Devonian and Carboniferous) systems; 22. The secondary rocks. The new red sandstone period; 23. The secondary rocks. The Jurassic rocks; 24. The secondary rocks. The Cretaceous rocks; 25. The Tertiary rocks. The Eocene rocks; 26. The Tertiary rocks. Miocene times. The Pliocene beds; 27. The Tertiary rocks. The great ice age; 28. The Tertiary rocks. Occupation of Britain by early man. The early stone age. The late stone age. The recent period; 29. Conclusion; Index.