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Actinolite rock, mass of in gneiss, in the Island of Oransa 186
Adularia, found at Tintagel 424
Agate pebbles, found in Sky 188
—————— found at Kinnoul, described 225
——————————————, difficulty of describing the manner of their formation 226
———————— of the Giant's Causeway, the parallel plates lie in a horizontal position 419
———————— decomposition of, in the gravel of Litchfield 428
Aikin, Arthur, Esq. Notice of some peculiarities observed in the gravel of Litchfield 426
————————, Notice on Shropshire witherite 488
————————, on a green waxy substance found near Stockport 445
Alcyonia, found in the sandstone at Whorlbury Camp 218
Allen, William, F.R.S. Barometrical Measurements, by 434
Alluvium, of Northumberland and Durham described 95
————, account of a remarkable deposit of in Sky 189
Alumine, its use when combined with lime for mortar 433
Aluminous Strata, at Campsie, Mr. Mackintosh, on the 445
Analcime, of a brick red colour, found in Sky 188
Anatase, on the primitive crystal of 250
Asbestus, found in Melmerby scar 88
Avanturine, a variety of quartz rock 272
Augite, found in grains imbedded in the basalt of Teesdale 74
Augit rock, a rock of the trap family so called 182
Baculites, found by Mr. Hony, near Maestricht 312
Barometrical Measurements, by Mr. Allen and Mr. Woods 434
Barytes, Sulphate of, Mr. Phillips on the primitive crystal of 233
————, on the cleavage of 246
Basalt occurs in the lead mine measures of Northumberland 73
———— sometimes a regular bed in them 73
Basalt in the lead mine measures of Northumberland agrees in situation with the toadstone of Derbyshire 73
───── overlying masses of, occur in many parts of the lead mine measures 7478
Basaltic dykes. See Dykes
Basaltic veins in the granite and schist of Cruachan 123
Beadnel Bay, dyke at, described 102
Belfast Lough, nuts filled with calcareous spar found in 443
Bennet, The Hon. Henry Grey, on a whin dyke traversing limestone in the county of Northumberland 102
Bitumen, found in some varieties of the magnesian limestone near Sunderland 6
Bituminous Limestone, analysis of one, by Dr. Clarke 430
Blakheath, account of plastic clay beds near 288
Blende, note on the cleavage of 257
Bog iron ore, found in the Cheviot hills 95
Boring, estimate of the expence attending at Roxburg or Berwick 101
Breccia, occurrence of one of a modern date at Loch Ericht, having a siliceous cement 266
Brendon Hills, height of the 437
Bright, Richard M.D. on the strata in the neighbourhood of Bristol 193
Bristol, Dr. Bright and Mr. Cumberland, on the strata in the neighbourhood of 193
─────, sections of the strata near, given by Dr. Bright and Mr. Cumberland 197
─────, horizontal beds lying on the edges of the inclined strata in the neighbourhood of 202
Buckland, The Rev. W. Description of an insulated group of rocks of slate and greenstone, in Cumberland and Westmoreland, on the east side of Appleby, between Melmerby and Murton 105
──────────, Description of a series of specimens from the plastic clay near Reading, Berks: with observations on the formation to which those beds belong 277
──────────, Description of the paramoudra, a singular fossil body found in the chalk of the north of Ireland, with some general observations upon flints in chalk, tending to illustrate the history of their formation 413
Cader Idris, height of 435
Calamine, found frequently in the limestone near Bristol 200
Campsie, Mr. Mackintosh on the albuminous strata, at 445
Carlisle, plain of, consists principally of red sandstone 105
Carnerlians, account of the manner in which they are procured in Cambay 447
Chalcedony, vegetables in 398
Chalk Flints. See Flints.
Chert, lias changed into, in Sky 176
Cheviot Hills, composed of porphyry 93
─────────, its junction with the lead mine measures not visible 93
─────────, bog iron ore and hematite found in 95
Chlorite, frequent in the trap of Kinnoul 223
──────, crystals of, in quartz 398
Chlorite Schist, with felspar and quartz, rock composed of these substances interlaminated together, passing out of gneiss, at Sleat, in Sky 159
Clarke, Edward Daniel, LL.D. Analysis of one hundred parts of a dark bituminous limestone, from the parish of Whiteford, in Flintshire, North Wales 430
Clay ironstone, formerly collected by the Carron Company on Holy Island 67
─────────── found in the shale of the lead mine measures 67
─────────── sometimes forming septaria ib.
Coak, Mr. Taylor on some appearances in 448
Coal, estimate of the quantity annually raised in the Northumberland coal-field 50
─── found in most parts of the lead mine districts 67
─── quantity of, shipped at Newcastle and Sunderland 99
─── quantity shipped from Hartley and Blyth collieries 100
─── quantity imported into London 100
─── dug near Melmerby and Ousby 118
─── in Sky, appearances of 178
─── altered by contact with basaltic dykes. See Dykes.
Coal measures of Northumberland and Durham described 10
──────────── some of the lower beds of resemble the lead mine measures 11
Coal Measures, variable thickness of the beds of the 12
───────── consequent difficulty of giving a general section 13
───────── various beds composing the, particularly detailed 15
───────── dykes in the 21
───────── other irregularities in the 29
───────── sections of the 31
───────── mineral springs occurring in 51
─────── shattered strata of, accompanying the slate and greenstone rocks near Appleby 106112
Coal works section ol, in the lead mine measures 69
Conglomerate, lying on the trap at Kinnoul 227
Conybeare, Rev. J. J. Memoranda relative to the porphyritic veins, &c. of St. Agnes in Cornwall 401
──────── Notice of fossil shells in the slate of Tintagel 424
Copper, ores of, found in Northumberland and Durham 84
Coruisk, in Sky, rocks of, described 183
Corundum, on the primitive crystal and cleavage of 254
Cotham stone, one of the beds of the lyas 196
Cross courses, in the mine of Huel Peever, their extent 142
────────── of later formation than the metallic veins 148
────────── effect of one on the killas through which it passes 154
Cross Fell, one of the highest mountains in England 58
Cruachan, Dr. Mac Culloch's remarks on the mountain so called, in Argyleshire 117
──────, difference in the porphyry rocks of, from those of Arran 134
Cumberland, George, Esq. Notes extracted from his communications on the strata in the neighbourhood of Bristol 193
─────────── On the strata at Whorlbury Camp in Somersetshire 216
─────────── Account of a trap rock at Micklewood 444
Cyanite, on the primitive crystal and cleavage of 253
Dinsdale sections at 97
Diopside, on the primitive crystal and cleavage of 252
Dorking, height of hills near 437
Dover, height of cliffs near 437
Dunkerry Beacon, height of 437
Durham and Northumberland. N. J. Winch, Esq. on the Geology of 1
Dyke of basalt in the coal-field of Northumberland and Durham, described 21
─── effect of on the coal where in contact with it 21, 24, 25, 26, 27
─── mineral resembling adularia found in that at Coley Hill 21
─── horizontal section of that at Walker colliery 22
─── at Coley hill described 21
─── at Walker colliery 22
─── at Walbottle Dean 23
─── at Tynemouth castle 24
─── at Butterby 24
─── Ninety fathom 25
─── Birtley 27
─── Thistle pit 28
─── Heworth 28
─── of basalt in the lead mine measures 76
─── at Tynemouth Priory 96
─── traversing limestone in Northumberland. Mr. Balmur's account of one 102
─── the whin composing it different from that of other deposits 104
─── through slate at Caterpallet composed of felspar mixed with talc 109
Elvan, the name given to porphyritic veins in Cornwall 401
────, a Cornish term applied to chlorite and quartz 152
Encrini, found abundantly in the black rock of Bristol 198
Epidote, forms a constituent part of the trap of Garsven in Sky 188
Exmoor, height of 437
Extracts, from the Minute book of the Geological Society 443
Fetid limestone, found in botryoidal masses in the magnesian limestone of Hartlepool 9
Fire-damp, account of 54
Flints in Chalk, Mr. Buckland's Observations on the history of 413
───────────, Theory of their formation on organic remains 420
───────────, formed in a different manner from the geodes in trap rocks 422
Flints, plated, veins of, in chalk 417
Flinty slate, appearance of in the clay slates of Cruachan when in contact with veins 118
───────── occurs on the Western shore of Sky 176
Fossil, remarkable one found at Whorlbury camp 217
Fossils, of the plastic clay formation 279, 285, 286, 292, 296-300
──────, of the Plymouth limestone, observed by Mr. Hennah 410
Fossil Fish, found in the magnesian limestone near Sunderland 9
Fossil Shells, found in the slate of Tintagel 424
───────── of Snowdon 425
Galena, found in strings in Whitley quarry near Cullercoats 5
──────, the only metallic ore found in the magnesian limestone of Northumberland and Durham 9
──────, found in nodules of clay ironstone in the shale of the coal measures 19
──────, filling a crevice by the side of a basaltic vein 24
──────, found near Bristol 200203
Gilby, W.H. M.D. On the magnesian limestone and red marl or Sandstone of the neighbourhood of Bristol 210
Glen Gloy, traces of parallel roads in 334
Glen Roy, Dr. Mac Cmmocn on the parallel roads of 314
──────, detailed description of the parallel roads of 317
──────, their breadth 322
──────, their elevation above the sea and neighbouring lochs 327
──────, causes which produced them, were equal and similar 328
──────, connexions of with the adjoining glens 332
──────, form and structure of the parallel roads of 337
──────, its connexions with the sea 338
──────, statement and examination of the hypothesis that the parallel roads of, are works of art, as roads for hunting 343
──────, statement of the three hypotheses which attribute the formation of the parallel roads to the action of water 349
Glen Roy, examination of the first hypothesis─a deluge or large torrent 352
──────────────── second hypothesis; remains of water terraces 362
──────────────── third hypothesis—a lake occupying the valley 367
────────, difficulties attending the third hypothesis 374
────────, position of the boundaries of the supposed lake 375-384
────────, the third hypothesis the most probable 374-380
────────, the level of the sea supposed to be marked by these lines 390
Glen Turit, traces of parallel roads in, described 332
Glenwhelt, the highest land in England in the parallel from Newcastle to Carlisle 57
Gneiss, of peculiar character, occurs in the promontory of Sleat in Sky 159
──────, transition between it and graywacke and sandstone 161-165
Goniometer, common, not calculated to measure crystals with perfect accuracy 237
─────────, reflecting, measurement of crystals by the 233-241
Granitic rocks, detached masses of, compose the hill of West Down in Devonshire 147
Granite, found at Dufton Pike in Westmoreland 109
───────, junction of, with the schist at Cruachan 120
───────, the country near Cruachan appears to consist chiefly of 125
───────, its extent there 128
───────, crowns the summit of Kithill in Devonshire 147
───────, deposit of upon the schist at Cligga point 402
Granite veins, penetrate the schist of Cruachan at its junction 120
───────────, in slate in the Mourne Mountains 443
Gravel, of Litchfield, Mr. Aikin's observations on 426
Greenstone and Slate, group of rocks of, described 105
Graywacké slate, found in the Cheviot hills 94
──────── series, transition between it and gneiss in Sky 161
Grouan, a Cornish term applied to clay porphyry 152
Hangman Hill, height of 437
Heliotrope, occurs in the trap of Kinnoul 227
Helvellyn, height of 436
Hœmatite found in the Cheviot hills 95
Hennah, Rev. Richard, Observations on the limestone of Plymouth 410
Holy Island, clay ironstone formerly collected on, by the Carron Company 67
Hony, the Rev. W.E. Geological Remarks on the Vicinity of Maestricht 310
Hornblende rock, found in the Cheviot hills 95
───────── schist, alternates with gneiss at Sleat in Sky 160
Huel Peever, Mr. William's account of the veins of 139
Hastings, height of hills near 437
Hypersthene rock, rock of the trap family so called 184
Infiltration, process of, by which veins are formed 395
Ingleborough, height of 435
Iron, ores of; found in Northumberland and Durham 85
Iron pyrites, found abundantly in coal and shale; sold to the manufacturers of green vitriol 19
Iron sand, magnetic, found by Dr. Traill in Cheshire 447
Iron, specular, on the primitive crystal and cleavage of 251
Iron work, one only now remaining in Northumberland 67
Iserine, found by Dr. Traill in Cheshire 447
Jasper, its resemblance in character to porphyry 134
Junction of granite and schist at Cruachan 120
────── of trap and schist at Kinnoul 228
Killas, traversed by beds of other rocks in Devonshire 151
────, Dr. Mac Culloch on certain colours in 398
────, the principal rock from the borders of Dartmoor along the Tavy 146
────, extends to the coast, and joins the Plymouth limestone 148
────, of Devonshire intersected by metallic veins 148
────, altered in its texture by a cross course 154
Kinnoul, Dr. Mac Cullochs's Observations on the Hill of 220
──────, composed chiefly of trap 221
──────, trap conglomerate at 227
──────, junction of trap and schist at 228
────── agates, difficulty of explaining their formation 226
Lakes of Scotland, accumulations of alluvium are gradually filling them 381
Laumonite, found near Loch Eynort in Sky 187
────────, alteration in its degree of hardness 188
Lead, quantity of, annually shipped at Newcastle and Stockton 82
────, carbonate of, on the primitive crystal and cleavage of 257
────, sulphate of, on the primitive crystal and cleavage of 259
──── mine measures, of Northumberland and Durham described 57
────────────────, uniformity of in the southern part of Northumberland 58
────────────────, total thickness of estimated 58
────────────────, sections of the 59
────────────────, coal found in most parts of 67
────────────────, sections of the collieries in 69
────────────────, organic remains in the 71
────────────────, metallic veins in 77
────────────────, minerals of described 83
Lemmington, iron work at, the only one now in Northumberland 67
Lewisham, account of the plastic clay beds near 285
Lias, of Sky converted into chert 176
─── occurs at Redland near Bristol 196
Limestone near Ord in Sky, contains flint or chert in nodules 171
──────── and Coal measures, shattered beds of accompanying the slate and greenstone rocks near Appleby 106-112
───────── beds of the lead mine measures described 65
─────────── more regular thickness in than the shale or sandstone 66
────────, bituminous. See Bituminous Limestone
────────, entrochal, insulated mass of at Keisley 114
────────, in balls, singular stratum of, near Bristol 201
──────── series of Sky described 166
Linton, height of 437
Litchfield, Mr. Aikin's observations on the gravel of 426
Lodes. See Veins.
London, account of the plastic clay beds near 283
─────, on the formation of the marsh lands near 302
───── clay, occurring at Shooter's Hill 290
Lyas. Sec Lias.
Lydian stone, appearance of in the clay slate of Cruachan when in contact with veins 118
Mac Culloch, M.D. F.L.S. President of the Geological Society, Observations on the Mountain Cruachan in Argyleshire, with some remarks on the surrounding country 117
──────────── Corrections and additions to the Sketch of the Mineralogy of Sky, published in the Third Volume of the Transactions of the Geological Society 156
─────────── Observations on the Hill of Kinnoul in Perthshire 220
──────────── Supplementary observations on quartz rock, made in 1814 264
──────────── Further observations, 1816. 273
──────────── On the parallel roads of Glen Roy 314
──────────── On a shifted vein occurring in limestone 392
──────────── Explanation of a Supplementary plate to the paper on vegetable remains preserved in chalcedony, printed in the Second Volume of the Transactions of the Geological Society 398
──────────── On a peculiar disposition of the colouring matters in a schistose rock 399
Mac Donnel, Dr. notice of nuts filled with calcareous spar in Belfast Lough 443
────────── on veins of granite in slate in the Mourne Mountains 443|}
Mackintosh, C. Esq. on the albuminous strata at Campsie 445
Maestricht, Mr. Hony's remarks on the Geology of the vicinity of 310
Magnesian Breccia, note on, by Hsmw Wnnvnrou, Esq. 205
─────────────, its connection with the red marl, and occurrence near Bristol, and on the Mendip hills 207
─────────────, conjecture as to the former extent of the bed of, near Bristol 207
─────── limestone, of Northumberland and Durham described 3
─────────────, remarkable deposit ol, on the coal measures at Cullercoats in Northumberland 4
─────────────, flexible variety found near Sunderland 6
─────────────, near Sunderland sometimes contains bitumen 6
─────────────, of Northumberland and Durham rests on the coal measures 8
─────────────, no coal mine yet won by sinking through it ibid.
─────────────, and red marl or sandstone of the neighbourhood of Bristol, Dr. Gilby on 210
─────────────, near Bristol, analysis of 212-215
─────────────, bed of, conformable to the mountain limestone, near Ross and near Bristol 215
Magnet affected by the summit of Cruachan 124
Manganese, found in small quantities in Sky 189
─────────, found near Bristol 201
Marble, of good quality found in the Isle of Tino 446
Marle-shell. See Shell-marle.
Marsh Lands, near London, notices on the formation of 302
Melmerhy, description of a group of rocks of slate and greenstone near to 105
Mendip hills, height of the 436
Micaceous schist of Sleat in Sky, does not compose the whole promontory, as stated in the preceding volume 159
Micklewood, Mr. Cumberland's account of a trap rock at 444
Minehead, height of North hill near 437
Mines of Devonshire, near Morwel Down, enumerated 149
Mineral Springs occurring in the coal field described 51
───────────── in the lead mine measures 88
Morwel Down, in Devonshire, description of the tunnel through 146
Mountain limestone, forms an elliptical basin in the neighbourhood of Bristol 210
────────────, coal measures resting on it 211
Needlestone, found in Sky 189
Northumberland, Mr. Bennet's account of a whin dyke in 102
Northumberland and Durham, N. J. Winch, Esq, on the Geology of 1
Nuts, filled with calcareous spar, found in Belfast Lough 443
Okehampton, height of 437
Old red sandstone. See Red Sandstone, Old.
Olivine, found in grains imbedded in the basalt of Teesdale 74
─────── found in Sky 189
Oolite, stratum of found in the magnesian limestone beds at Hartlepool 7
Organic remains found in the magnesian limestone 10
───────────── found in the coal measures 19
───────────── none marine, among those of the coal measures 20
───────────── in the lead mine measures 71
───────────── in the limestone of Sky 169, 175, 176
Paralel Roads of Glen Roy, Dr. Mac Culloch on the 314
Paramoudra, description by Mr. Buckland of the fossil so called 413
────────── its mineral History connected with that of many spungiform bodies found in chalk 416
Pentowan. Mr. Smith on the stream works of 404
Pen-y gant, height of 435
Petroleum, found in the black rock of Bristol 199
Phillips, William, Esq. Account of some attempts to ascertain the angles of the Primitive Crystals of Quartz and the Sulphate of Barytes 233
───────────── On the measurements, by the reflecting Goniometer of certain primitive crystals; with observations on the methods of obtaining them by mechanical division along the natural joints of crystals 241
Plastic clay, Mr. Buckland on the beds of 277
────────, account of the beds of near Reading 282
────────, ────────────── near London 284
────────, ────────────── on the coast of Sussex 294
──────────────── their connexion with those of France 298
Plumsted, account of the Plastic Clay beds near 290
Plymouth, Mr. Hannah's observations on the limestone of 410
Porphyritic veins, of St. Agnes. Rev. J. J. Conybeare on 401
─────────────── probably contemporaneous with the schistose rocks which they traverse 402
─────────────── appearance of the schist in contact with them 403
Porphyry of the Cheviot hills described 93
─────── veins of, traversing the schist and granite of Cruachan 121
──────────────── generally appear perpendicular 121
──────── of Cruachan, its varieties described 122
─────────────── shews a regular series of transition from porphyry to trap 123
Potter's clay, found immediately below the soil over the coal measures 16
Quartz, beds of, interstratified with the marble limestone of Sky 167
────── Mr Phillips on the primitive crystal of 233
────────────── on the cleavage of 247
Quartz rock and schist series of Sky, described 161
──────────────── alternates repeatedly with red sandstone 162
────────, Dr. Mac Culloch's supplementary observations on 264
────────, circumstances to prove that its origin is partly mechanical 268
────────, avanturine a variety of 272
────────, particulars of its occurrence in Sky 273
────────, alternations of, with red sandstone and greywacke schist 274
Quicksands, covering the coal measures 30
Reading, account of the plastic clay beds, near 278
Red marl or sandstone of the south-eastern part of Durham described 2
──────────────── analogous to the red sandstone of Nottinghamshire 3
Red marl, probable identity of the deposites of, that cover the coal measures and abut against the inclined edges of mountain limestone 208
Red sandstone with gypsum composes the greater part of the plain of Carlisle 105
────────── more recent than the old red sandstone 106-115
──────────────────, its contact with the other rocks near Melmerby, described 112
────────── near Melmerby the same as that of Cheshire and Salop 116
Red sandstone, Old, found in the Cheviot hills 94
─────────────── interposed between the limestone series of Cross Fell, and the slate 111
─────────────── the lowest rock of the neighbourhood of Bristol 210
─────────────── bed of, in the slate near Cruachan 119-135
─────────────── transition between it and gneiss in Sky 161-165
Resin and oil, substance composed of, found near Stockport 445
Roads, Parallel. See Parallel Roads.
Saddleback height of 436
Salt spring, issuing from the interstices of a basaltic vein at Butterby 24
Sandstone, varieties of in the coal measures, described 17
────────, beds of in the lead mine measures described 63
────────, of Strathaird in Sky, observations on 171
Satin spar, found in a black slate clay at Aldstone 67
Schist of Cruachan, its junction with the granite 120
──────────── much indurated where in contact with the granite 121
Secondary strata, of Scotland, their line of separation from the primary generally noticed 221
Section of the coal measures 31
────── of the lead mine measures 59
────── of collieries in the lead mine measures 69
────── at Dinsdale 97
────── of Catsgrove Hill, near Reading 278, 281
────── of the Woolwich sand pits 284
────── of Loam Pit Hill, near Lewisham 285
────── at the canal at New Cross 292
────── of the Castle Hill at Newhaven 296
────── of the cliff near Dieppe 298
────── of the Pentowan Stream works 405, 406
Shakespeare's Cliffs height of 437
Shale, numerous beds of, among the lead mine measures 66
Shap Fells, height of 432
Shell Marle, Mr. Warburton, on some beds of, in Scotland 305
Shifted Vein, Dr. Mac Culloch on a 392
Silica, infiltration of 266, 269
Siliceous schist, on the western shore of Sky derived from shale 176
Skiddaw, height of 436
Sky, Dr. Mac Culloch's additions to the Sketch of the Mineralogy of, published in the Third Volume of the Transactions of the Geological Society 156
─── alternations of gneiss and mica slate in, 159—with chlorite, schist, ib.—and hornblende schist, 160—transition of the gneiss series into graywacke, 161165—Quartz rock series in, 161—Limestone series, 167—Trap, 173—Siliceous schist and chert, 17 6—Augit rock, 182—Hypersthene rock, 184—Minerals of, 186, seq.
─── remarkable alluvial deposit in 189
Slate, converted into siliceous schist in Sky 176
─── shells found in, at Tintagel 424
────────────── on Snowdon 425
─── granite veins tin, in he Mourne mountains 443
Slate and Greenstone, group of rocks of, described 105
Slate Clay, found throughout the Coal field 17
Sleat, Promontory of, in Sky, described 159
Sleat, in Sky, mass of trap at 182
Smith, Edward, Esq, on the Stream works of Pentowan 404
Snowdon, shells found in the slate of, 425
─────── height of 434
Springs, in the neighbourhood of Bristol, their situation 204
St. Agnes, Rev J. J. Conybeare, on the porphyritic veins of 401
Strath, in Sky, remarkable trap veins at 185
Strontian, found near Knaresborough 445
────── Sulphate of, found in balls in the sandstone near Bristol 196, 202, 214
────────────── on the primitive crystal and cleavage of, 255
Staurotide, on the primitive crystal of 250
Syenite, of Sky, described 169
Taylor, John, Esq. Description of the Tunnel of the Tavistock Canal, through Morwel Down in the county of Devon 146
──────────── notice on some appearances in coak 448
Tin, Oxide of, Mr. Phillips on the cleavage of 245
Tino, Isle of, notice on the rocks of the 446
Tintagel, shells found in the slate of 424
Traill, T. S. M.D. notice of iserine and magnetic iron-sand in Cheshire 447
Trap, in the vicinity of Cruachan 137
────, of Sky described 178
────, variety of, called augit rock by Dr. Mac Culloch described 182
────, variety of, called hypersthene rock by Dr. Mac Culloch described 184
────, account of remarkable veins ol§ at Strath in Sky 185
────, Kinnoul Hill composed chiefly of 221
─────────────, its varieties there, described 222
────, occurs at Micklewood in Gloucestershire 444
──── of Kinnoul, both porphyritic and amygdaloidal 223
─────────────, its junction with schist 228
──── of Sky, additions to the account of 180
──── of Irottemish, has the appearance of inter stratification and alternation with the strata it covers 180
Trap, of Trotternish, the alternation only apparent, and this is probably the case in all other instances of such supposed alternation 181
──────────────, columnar on a large scale 181
──────────────, generally composed of augit and felspar 182
Trees, found in the marsh lands near London 302
Tunnel of the Tavistock canal, description of the 146
─────────────────────, accuracy in the direction of the drift, its length and ventilation while making 155
Tweed, account of the beds on the banks of the 90
Trotternish in Sky, its rocks described 178
Veins, numerous and chiefly of porphyry traverse the slate of Cruachan 118-121
──── of trap sometimes occur in the slatc of Cruachan 118-123
──── of Huel Peever described by Mr. Williams 139
──── of copper and tin run from north-east to south-west 148
──── that do not run north-east and south-west, generally unproductive of metal and seem of newer formation 148
──── occur but in few sorts of rocks 151
──── run through all the strata 151
──── at Morwel Down, their dip 151
────, general notice of such as are productive near Morwel Down 152
────, filled by infiltration 395
────, porphyritic. See Porphyritic veins
Vegetable remains in chalcedony, Dr. Mac Culloch on 398
Ventilation of the drift for the Tunnel of the Tavistock canal, reference to account of 155
Warburton, Henry, Esq. Note on Magnesian breccia 205
──────────── On some beds of Shell-marle in Scotland 305
Whernside, height of 435
William, John, Junr. Esq. Account of some remarkable disturbances in the veins of Huel Peever in Cornwall 139
Winch, N.J. Esq. Observations on the Geology of Northumberland and Durham 1
Witherite, Mr. Aikin on, found in Shropshire 438
————, analysis of 442
Whorlbury Camp in Somersetshire, George Cumberland, Esq. on the strata at 216
Woods, Samuel, Esq. Barometrical measurements by 436
Woolwich, account of the plastic clay beds near 284
Yester, height of 437
Zinc, ores of, found in Northumberland and Durham 85
Zircone, on the primitive crystal and cleavage of 248



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