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An introduction to geology -- Plate tectonics: a scientific revolution unfolds -- Matter and minerals -- Magma, igneous rocks, and intrusive activity -- Volcanoes and volcanic hazards -- Weathering ...

IT is always well to keep in touch with the methods and conclusions of workers in other countries; and in a general way this can only be done by text-books. In this respect the present work will be ...

THIS handbook is the second edition of that reviewed in 1905, and the progress made since then in South African geology renders its appearance all the more welcome. Dr. Rogers has associated his ...