Volcanic Islands

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About this book

Volcanic Islands is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to Charles Darwin. Catalog subjects include Beagle Expedition (1831-1836); Volcanoes; Geology -- South America. This edition retains the source text, including any introductory material and notes.

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Unknown year

Language

English

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Public domain

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Project Gutenberg ebook #3054

Table of contents

82 chapters

1. 01EDITORIAL NOTE2 min
2. 02DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS2 min
3. 03II.—FERNANDO NORONHA; TERCEIRA; TAHITI, ETC.2 min
4. 04III.—ASCENSION.2 min
5. 05IV.—ST. HELENA.2 min
6. 06V.—GALAPAGOS ARCHIPELAGO.2 min
7. 07VI.—TRACHYTE AND BASALT.—DISTRIBUTION OF VOLCANIC ISLES.2 min
8. 08VII.—AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND; CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.2 min
9. 09CRITICAL INTRODUCTION.16 min
10. 10CHAPTER I. ST. JAGO, IN THE CAPE DE VERDE ARCHIPELAGO.2 min
11. 11MINERALOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE ROCKS OF THE LOWEST SERIES.8 min
12. 12THE EXTENT AND HORIZONTALITY OF THE CALCAREOUS STRATUM.3 min
13. 13THE BASALTIC LAVA, SUPERINCUMBENT ON THE CALCAREOUS DEPOSIT.9 min
14. 14SIGNAL POST HILL.4 min
15. 15INLAND HILLS OF MORE ANCIENT VOLCANIC ROCKS.7 min
16. 16VALLEYS NEAR THE COAST.2 min
17. 17RECENT CONGLOMERATE.2 min
18. 18CHAPTER II. FERNANDO NORONHA; TERCEIRA; TAHITI, ETC.2 min
19. 19TERCEIRA IN THE AZORES.2 min
20. 20EFFECTS OF STEAM ON THE TRACHYTIC ROCKS.2 min
21. 21TAHITI (OTAHEITE).4 min
22. 22MAURITIUS.6 min
23. 23ST. PAUL’S ROCKS.2 min
24. 24A GLOSSY INCRUSTATION.2 min
25. 25CHAPTER III. ASCENSION.2 min
26. 26BASALTIC ROCKS.2 min
27. 27VOLCANIC BOMBS.4 min
28. 28AERIFORM EXPLOSIONS.2 min
29. 29EJECTED GRANITIC FRAGMENTS.3 min
30. 30TRACHYTIC SERIES OF ROCKS.4 min
31. 31VEINS IN THE EARTHY TRACHYTIC MASSES.2 min
32. 32SILICEOUS SINTER AND JASPER.3 min
33. 33CONCRETIONS IN PUMICEOUS TUFF.2 min
34. 34FORMATION OF CALCAREOUS ROCKS ON THE SEA-COAST.3 min
35. 35A FRONDESCENT CALCAREOUS INCRUSTATION.6 min
36. 36SINGULAR LAMINATED BEDS ALTERNATING WITH AND PASSING INTO OBSIDIAN.2 min
37. 37FIRST.2 min
38. 38SECONDLY.2 min
39. 39THIRDLY.2 min
40. 40FOURTHLY.2 min
41. 41FIFTHLY.13 min
42. 42LAMINATION OF VOLCANIC ROCKS OF THE TRACHYTIC SERIES.11 min
43. 43CHAPTER IV. ST. HELENA.3 min
44. 44BASAL SUBMARINE LAVAS.2 min
45. 45FLAGSTAFF HILL AND THE BARN.5 min
46. 46TURK’S CAP AND PROSPEROUS BAYS.2 min
47. 47BASALTIC RING.2 min
48. 48THE CENTRAL CURVED RIDGE.8 min
49. 49SUPERFICIAL DEPOSITS.4 min
50. 50BEDS OF EXTINCT LAND-SHELLS.3 min
51. 51ELEVATION OF THE LAND.2 min
52. 52COAST DENUDATION.3 min
53. 53CRATERS OF ELEVATION.7 min
54. 54CHAPTER V. GALAPAGOS ARCHIPELAGO.2 min
55. 55CHATHAM ISLAND. CRATERS COMPOSED OF A SINGULAR KIND OF TUFF.4 min
56. 56(FIGURE 12. THE KICKER ROCK, 400 FEET HIGH.)2 min
57. 57SMALL BASALTIC CRATERS.3 min
58. 58ALBEMARLE ISLAND.2 min
59. 59FLUIDITY OF DIFFERENT LAVAS.4 min
60. 60CRATERS OF TUFF.3 min
61. 61BANKS’ COVE.2 min
62. 62JAMES ISLAND.2 min
63. 63SEGMENT OF A BASALTIC CRATER.2 min
64. 64PSEUDO-EXTRANEOUS, EJECTED FRAGMENTS.2 min
65. 65CONCLUDING REMARKS ON THE TUFF-CRATERS.3 min
66. 66MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITION OF THE ROCKS.2 min
67. 67ELEVATION OF THE LAND. — Section 672 min
68. 68DIRECTION OF THE FISSURES OF ERUPTION.2 min
69. 69CHAPTER VI. TRACHYTE AND BASALT.—DISTRIBUTION OF VOLCANIC ISLES.20 min
70. 70CHAPTER VII. AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND; CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.5 min
71. 71STRATIFICATION OF THE ESCARPMENT.2 min
72. 72CURRENT-CLEAVAGE.2 min
73. 73VALLEYS IN THE SANDSTONE PLATFORMS.5 min
74. 74VAN DIEMEN’S LAND.3 min
75. 75TRAVERTIN WITH EXTINCT PLANTS.2 min
76. 76ELEVATION OF THE LAND. — Section 764 min
77. 77KING GEORGE’S SOUND.2 min
78. 78SUPERFICIAL FERRUGINOUS BEDS.2 min
79. 79SUPERFICIAL CALCAREOUS DEPOSIT.8 min
80. 80CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.4 min
81. 81SANDSTONE FORMATION.2 min
82. 82INDEX TO VOLCANIC ISLANDS.8 min