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The Ancient Volcanoes of Great Britain, Volume 1 (of 2)

Chapter 1: THE ANCIENT VOLCANOES OF GREAT BRITAIN
By Archibald Geikie
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A geological survey reconstructs Britain's past volcanic activity by describing volcanic landforms, lava streams, and intrusive rocks, and by showing how erosion progressively degrades cones and flows. It outlines the development of volcanic science through field observation and mapping, contrasts earlier aqueous or accidental-origin theories with evidence for widespread igneous processes, and discusses debates over the origin of basalts. Using numerous examples and illustrations, the work classifies volcanic products, sequences eruptions by relative preservation, and interprets how ancient volcanic action contributed to the present landscape.

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Title: The Ancient Volcanoes of Great Britain, Volume 1 (of 2)

Author: Archibald Geikie

Release date: January 5, 2022 [eBook #66492]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United Kingdom: Macmillan and Co, 1897

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE ANCIENT VOLCANOES OF GREAT BRITAIN, VOLUME 1 (OF 2) ***

THE ANCIENT VOLCANOES OF GREAT BRITAIN

THE
ANCIENT VOLCANOES
OF
GREAT BRITAIN

BY

SIR ARCHIBALD GEIKIE, F.R.S.

D.C.L. Oxf., D. Sc. Camb., Dubl.; LL.D. St. And., Edinb.

DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND; CORRESPONDENT OF THE INSTITUTE OF FRANCE; OF THE ACADEMIES OF BERLIN, VIENNA, MUNICH, TURIN, BELGIUM, STOCKHOLM, GÖTTINGEN, NEW YORK; OF THE IMPERIAL MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY AND SOCIETY OF NATURALISTS, ST. PETERSBURG; NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, MOSCOW; SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY, CHRISTIANIA; AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY; OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETIES OF LONDON, FRANCE, BELGIUM, STOCKHOLM, ETC.

WITH SEVEN MAPS AND NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS


IN TWO VOLUMES

VOL. I

London

MACMILLAN AND CO., Limited.
NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY.
1897
All rights reserved

 

TO

M. Ferdinand Fouqué

MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE

PROFESSOR OF THE NATURAL HISTORY OF INORGANIC BODIES
IN THE COLLÈGE DE FRANCE

AND

M. Auguste Michel-Lévy

MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE

DIRECTOR OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FRANCE

DISTINGUISHED REPRESENTATIVES
OF THAT FRENCH SCHOOL OF GEOLOGY
WHICH BY THE HANDS OF DESMAREST FOUNDED THE
STUDY OF ANCIENT VOLCANOES
AND HAS SINCE DONE SO MUCH TO
PROMOTE ITS PROGRESS
THESE VOLUMES ARE INSCRIBED
WITH THE HIGHEST ADMIRATION AND
ESTEEM