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100 1 _aGeikie, Archibald,
_d1835-1924
245 1 4 _aThe Ancient Volcanoes of Great Britain, Volume 2 (of 2)
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2022-01-05
508 _aT Cosmas, MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Ancient Volcanoes of Great Britain, Volume 2" by Archibald Geikie is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This volume focuses on the study of ancient volcanic activity, specifically detailing various volcanic formations across Great Britain, including the Carboniferous and Permian periods. Geikie's work serves as an extensive examination of the geological features and the historical context of volcanic formations in the region. At the start of this volume, Geikie introduces the geological landscape of the northern and central English regions, discussing the presence and characteristics of the Carboniferous volcanoes. He highlights key geological phenomena such as the Great Whin Sill, an extensive intrusive sheet of dolerite, and the Derbyshire toadstones, providing evidence of volcanic activity that shaped the region's landscape. The opening portion sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the complex relationships between different volcanic materials, their ages, and their interaction with surrounding sedimentary rocks, paving the way for further geological analyses. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: Macmillan and Co., 1897
653 _aVolcanoes -- Great Britain
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/ancientvolcanoe1geik https://archive.org/details/ancientvolcanoe2geik
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66493
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