The Geology Of Central And Western Fife And Kinross

Author : Archibald Geikie
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330323069
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book The Geology of Central and Western Fife and Kinross written by Archibald Geikie and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-16 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Geology of Central and Western Fife and Kinross: Being a Description of Sheet and Parts Purrs The materials so generously supplied by him have been incorporated in the Lists of Fossils given in the Appendix, and I have further availed myself of notes which he has furnished, and which will be found to form an important part of the description of the Dysart Coal-field given in Chapters XIV. and XV. Dr. Traquair has' greatly aided us in the determination, of the fossil fish, Dr. Wheelton Hind in the examination of the lamellibranchs, and Mr. Robert Kidston in the discrimination of the plants. Mi-. Herbert Kynaston, one of the staff of the Geological Survey in Scotland, has studied the microscopic structure of the igneous rocks of the Lower Old Red Sandstone, and his notes are partly embodied in Chapter III. and fully given in Part 13. of the Appendix. The general petrography of the Carboniferous igneous rocks, so far as comprised in this volume, is based on the studies of Dr. F. Hatch and Professor Watts. Part III. of the Appendix, consisting of a Bibliography of writings in which the geology of the region described in this volume is discussed or alluded to, has been prepared by Mr. D. Tait, About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.