Excerpt from An Introduction to the Study of Petrology: The Igneous Rocks Petrology is that department of geological science which has for its object the investigation of the characters and relations of rocks, that is to say, of the various materials of which the earth's crust is built up. A. Rock may be defined as a mineral aggregate, possessing a more or less persistent geological charac ter. In studying rocks, therefore, we have three points of departure: (1) their geological relations, or mode of occurrence (2) their ...
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Excerpt from An Introduction to the Study of Petrology: The Igneous Rocks Petrology is that department of geological science which has for its object the investigation of the characters and relations of rocks, that is to say, of the various materials of which the earth's crust is built up. A. Rock may be defined as a mineral aggregate, possessing a more or less persistent geological charac ter. In studying rocks, therefore, we have three points of departure: (1) their geological relations, or mode of occurrence (2) their constituent minerals; and (3) the mode of aggregation of the constituent minerals, or rock-structure. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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.
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