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THE

QUARTERLY JOURNAL

OF

THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.

Vol. XXXII.



1. On the Granitic, Granitoid, and Associated Metamorphic Rocks of the Lake-district. Parts III.— V. By J. Clifton Ward, Esq., Assoc. R.S.M., F.G.S., of the Geological Survey of England and Wales. (Read December 1, 1875.))

[Plates I. & II.]

Part III.—On the Skiddaw Granite and its associated Metamorphic Rocks.

[Plate I]

Contents.

Introduction.

I. Examination in the Field.
1. Unaltered Slate.
2. First Stage of Alteration: Chiastolite Slate.
3. Second Stage of Alteration: Spotted Schist (Knotenschiefer).
4. Third Stage of Alteration: Mica-schist.
5. Granite and its Junctions with the Altered Rocks.

II. Microscopical Examination.
1. Chiastolite Slate.
2. Spotted Schist (Knotenschiefer).
3. Mica-schist.

III. Chemical Examination.

Summary.

Appendix: Notices of papers on similar rocks.