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ii. 134. On the Sienite of Christiania, 143. His hypothesis on the "craters of volcanos," 203, et seq., 231. On direction of anticlinal lines, 292, et seq.
Buckland, Dr., references to his geological researches, passim. His account of Kirkdale Cave, i. 315.
Buddle, Mr., notice of his sections of the coal of Newcastle, i. 169. His experiments on temperature of coal mines, ii. 273.
Building materials, geology necessary for proper choice of, ii. 330.
Bunter of the Mesozoic strata, i. 203.
Buprestidæ of Stonesfield, i. 223.
Burdiehouse, fossil remains of fish at, i. 87.
Buxton. analysis of the waters of, 255.
C.
Cader Idris, ancient strata of, i. 129, 130.
Cainozoic or Tertiary strata, table of its deposits, i. 54. 249. Composition of, 250. Structure and stratification of, 251 . Divisional planes of, 252. Succession and thickness of, 252. Freshwater formations above, 254. Geographical extent and physical geography of, 260. Organic remains of, 264. Disturbances during and after, 276.
Calabria, lava of, its analysis, ii. 95.
Caldcleuph, Mr., his account of the second great earthquake of Chili, ii. 241.
California, volcanos of, ii. 229.
Cam Fell, plants on, ii. 327.
Cambrian system, i. 57. 124, et seq.
Canada, its survey recommended, ii. 337.
Canals, a knowledge of geology necessary for the construction of, ii. 329.
Canary Islands, volcanic in their origin, ii. 231.
Cantal, Plomb du, ii. 205. Deposits found in beds of, 44.
Caradoc, gritstone of, i. 136. Formation, table of, 139.
Carbonic acid, amount of, in thermal springs of Germany, ii. 256.
Carbonic acid gas, its effect on granite, ii. 9. Found in calcareous strata, 129.
Carboniferous system, table of deposits of, i. 56. Its prevalence in England and Ireland, 58. Strata of, 162. Its composition, 162. Its structure, 163. Its succession and thickness, 166. Its organic remains, 170. Its physical geography, 176. Its geographical extent, 177. Igneous rocks of, 184. General view of the circumstances under which the system was deposited, 186. Disturbances of the system, 193.
Cardona, salt mines of, i. 211.
Carguairazo, peak of, volcanic eruption of the, ii. 215.
Carmeaux, mines of, their temperature, ii. 274.
Carne, Mr., his description of the vein systems of Cornwall, ii. 171, et seq.
Carnivora, in marine deposits, i. 272. See Organic Remains.
Carpathians, dip of stratified rocks in the, i. 37. Green sand plentiful in, 58.
Carrara, marble of, ii. 130.
Catania, destruction of, by currents of lava, ii. 211.
Caucasus, volcanic accumulations of the, ii. 227.
Cautley, Captain, his discovery of remains of quadrumana, i. 100.
Caves, Caverns, ossiferous, i. 303. Their origin obscure, 310. Various kinds of, 310. Almost exclusively found in limestone, 310. Theories accounting for animal remains found in, 311.
Cement, Roman, how derived, and where found, i. 256.
Cephalopoda, amount of, found fossil, i. 80. Table of, 83.
Cervus megaceros, recent existence of, i. 320.
Cetacea in marine deposits, i. 272. See Organic Remains.
Chahorra, Mount, its eruption of stones, ii. 235.
Chalk, its extent of range in England and France, i. 36. Little seen about or beyond the Alps, 58. Its composition, &c., see Cretaceous System. Its rise from the sea accounted for, ii. 5.
Chambers. Mr., notice of his work, "Ancient Sea Margins," ii. 2.
Chamouni, Vale of, position of strata in, i. 39. Cleavage of strata in, 128.
Channel, English, tertiaries dependent on the, i. 262. Peculiar shells of the, 269.
Chaos, mis-application of the term, 107.
Charlesworth, Mr., his researches
