A Manual of Elementary Geology or, The Ancient Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants as Illustrated by Geological Monuments

CHAPTER II.

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AQUEOUS ROCKS--THEIR COMPOSITION AND FORMS OF STRATIFICATION.

Mineral composition of strata--Arenaceous rocks--Argillaceous--Calcareous--Gypsum--Forms of stratification--Original horizontality--Thinning out--Diagonal arrangement--Ripple mark 10