Transactions of the Geological Society, 1st series, vol. 2/Index

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Aberfoyle, on the Rocks in the Neighbourhood of	446
Adits, in the mining District of Cornwall	129
Ailsa Craig, Mineralogical Observations on	417
Alcyonia, Fossil, on some new Varoieties of	377
──────────── Strata in which they are found	384
──────────── of Purbeck, Weymouth and Portland	385
Alluvial Depositions of Tin in Cornwall	342
───────────── above the Basalt of Staffa	506
───────────── around London	231
──────────────────────, Fossils found in the	241
Alum Bay, in the Isle of Wight, description of	181
Alumine, Sub-sulphat of, found at Newhaven in Sussex	191
Amworth, Vitrified Fort of	272
Amygdaloid of the Isle of Man	45
────── of Burnt-Island, remarkable Vein in the	440
Appin, District of, Quartz Rock in the	473
Artsaig, District of, Quartz Rock in the	473
Arran, Island of, Observations on the Granite of Goatfield in the	426
Assynt, District of, Mineralogical Observations on the	408
────── Limestone of the	408
────── Quartz Rock of the	458
Augite, Rock composed of, with Felspar, in the Island of Rum	402
Bagshot Heath, Sand of	224
Bakewell, Mr. R. An account of the Coalfield at Bradford near Manchester	282
Basalt of Raasa, Contortions of the	439
───── of Staffa, Different varieties of the	502
Basaltic, Columnar, forms of the Lava of Teneriffe	290
Basin, Hampshire or Isle of Wight, extent of the	170
───── London, extent of the	171
───── Paris, description of the	161
Beachey Head, Strata at	192
Bell-metal Ore, a Sulphuret of Tin found in Cornwall	343
Bennet, the Hon. H. G. Some account of the Island of Teneriffe	286
Berger, Dr. Mineralogical account of the Isle of Man	29
Binstead, Isle of Wight, Strata at	212
Bistre, on the nature of	27
Bitumens, Analogy between these and certain Products obtained in the Distillation of Wood	8
Bognor, Rocks at	190—208
Bogs, Account of the black matter deposited in	24
Boharm, Mineralogical Observations on the Neighbourhood of	430
Bowlders, Observations on the Formation of	71—78
Bradford, Coalfield of, account of the	282
Brentford, Strata at	108
Brighton, Cliffs at	176
Brine Springs at Droitwich, account of the	94
Bromley, Strata at	196
Burnt-Island, Compound Vein of Limestone and Basalt, traversing the Amygdaloid at	440
Calbourne, Isle of Wight, Quarries at	228
Calcaire Grossier, in the Paris Basin	201
Chabasite of Staffa	504
Chalcedony, Vegetable Remains preserved in	510
──────── Green, of the Island of Rum	403
Chalk, on the Strata lying over the	161
───── of the South of England	173
───── without flints, 174—with flints, 174—Grey, 174—hard and soft, 174—of France,	175
Chalk Marl, in the South of England	173
Cheese Wring, one of the Granite Tors of Cornwall, described	69
Chlorite, peculiar forms of, in Chalcedony	512
Chlorophane, found in Cornwall	344
Chrysalis of a lepidopterous Insect inclosed in Chalcedony	527
Clay, Plastic, above the Chalk in England	166
—London, description of the	187
Clay Porphyry, Vein of, near St. Davidis	88
Clay-slate of the Isle of Man	37
───── Remarkable variety of	431
Clay-slate, alternating with Graywacke	442—447
Clovelly, North Devon, Memoranda relative to	495
Coal, on the Composition of	14
──── on the Origin of	20
──── Strata, remarkable position of, at Bradford	283
Coalfield at Bradford, account of the	282
Colwell Bay, Fossil Oyster Shells at	216
Columnar Structure of the Syenite of Ailsa Craig	419
Conybeare, the Rev. W. On the Origin of a remarkable Class of Organic Impressions occurring in Nodules of Flint	328
Conybeare, the Rev. J. J. Memoranda relative to Clovelly	495
Contortions in Mica Slate, Basalt, Veins of Granite and Quartz	438
Corfe Castle, Clay Pits near	186
Cornwall, on the Granite Tors of	66
─────── on the Veins of	110
─────── on the Economy of the Mines of	309
─────── on the Oxyd of Tin found in	336
Country, meaning of the term as used by the Cornish Miners	113
───── Nature of in Cornwall, where different Veins occur	131
Cowes, Isle of Wight, Strata at	211—212
Crag Pits in Suffolk	218
Craig Phadric, Vitrified Fort on the Hill of	270
Crinan Harbour, Rocks in the Neighbourhood of	441
Cross Courses, or North and South Veins, in Cornwall	133
Crystallization from vaporized Minerals	276
──────── Observations on some Phenomena of 431, 432, 437,	514
Culver Cliff, Isle of Wight	163
Devar, near Campbelltown, Porphyry of	423
Devonshire, on the Economy of the Mines of	309
Divining Rod, still used in Cornwall	124
Dorsetshire, Chalk Hills of	170
Drannack Copper Mine in Cornwall, description of	146
Drigg, in Cumberland, Vitreous Tubes found near	528
Droitwich, Account of the Brine Springs at	94
Droylsden, Coalfield of	283
Dunglas, Agates of, containing Vegetable Remains	510
Dun Mac Sniochain, Vitrified Fort of the Hill of	257
————————— Mineralogical Examination of	262
Egg, Island of Mineralogical Observations on the	407
Englefield, Sir Henry, Observations on the Chalk of the Isle of Wight	163
Fancy Copper Mine, Description of	149
Fluor, some remarkable Varieties of	345
Fossil, Organic Remains, in Chalk	178
——————————— in the lower Marine Formation above the Chalk	204
——————————— in the lower Freshwater Formation	210
——————————— in the upper Marine Formation above the Chalk	219
——————————— in the upper Freshwater Formation	229
——————————— in the Alluvium around London	241
——————————— Siliceous, at Feversham	195
——————————— of Hippurites	277
——————————— Remarkable Class of in Flint	328
——————————— of some new Varieties of Alcyonia	377
Freshwater Formation in the Isle of Wight, Lower	210
—————————————————— Upper	226
—————————— in the Basin of Paris	214
—————————— Conjectures respecting the Origin of	248
Garnet Rock in the Isle of Man	48
Gatacre House, Vitrified Wall of	273
Globular Siliceous Rock in the Shiant Isles and in Sky	396
Gold found in Cornwall	342
Goniometer of Dr. Wollaston, great utility of the	346
Granite, of the Isle of Man, containing Galena	36
——— of the Island of Arran, not stratified	427
————————————— Magnetic	430
——— of Labrador, containing Garnets	491
——— on the Decomposition of and its Disposition to split into blocks	70
Granite Graphic, of Rona	391
────────── Hutton's Theory of, objected to	432
──── Veins of, at Portsoy, Observations on the	433
────────── Contortions of	439
──── Tors of, in Cornwall, Remarks on the	66
Gravel around London, Remarks on the	231
Graywacke, of the Isle of Man	39
─────── of Aberfoyle	447
─────── of Clovelly, Contortions in the	497
─────── alternating with Clay Slate	442—447
─────── Observations on the term	93—444
Greenstone Porphyry, near St. David's	86
Greenstone, Observations on the term	393
Green Sandstone Stratum, in the Isle of Wight	382
Grey Weathers, Description of the	224
Gypsum accompanies the Salt Springs at Droitwich	95
────── of the Isle of Purbeck	166
────── of Newhaven, in Sussex	191
────── of the Paris Basin	214
Hall, sir James, Observations on his Experiments on the Action of Heat modified by Compression, on Vegetable Matter	20
Hampstead Heath, Sand of	224
Headon Hill, Isle of Wight, Description of	184
Heat, modified by Compression, its Action on Vegetable Matter	21
──── Effect of, on the Rocks at the Vitrified Fort of Dun Mac Sniochain	266
Heliotrope of the Island of Rum	408
Herland Copper Mine, Description of	146
───────────── North, Description of	149
Hertfordshire Pudding Stone, Description of the	225
Highgate Hill, Account of the Strata of	197
Hippurites, Observations on some Specimens of	277
Hogs-Back, near Guildford, Description of the Chalk of the	172
Hordwell Cliffs, Fossils of	189
Horner, Mr. L. Account of the Brine Springs at Droitwich	94
Hornblende and Felspar, Rocks near St. David's composed of, and peculiarity of their Structure	80—83—89
Hornstone of the Shiant Isles	395
─────── Observations on the term	396
Huel Alfred Copper Mine, Description of	157
Huel Jewel Mine, Description of some of the Veins in	155
Huel Damsel Mine, Description of some of the Veins in	155
Hutton's Theory of Graphic Granite objected to	432
Isla, Island of, Mineralogical Observations on the	413
Isle of Man, Mineralogical Account of the	29
Isle of Sheppey, Description of the	192
Isle of Wight, On the Freshwater Formations in the	161
──────── Basin of the	170
──────── Some new varieties of Alcyonia found in the	377
Jura, Island of, Mineralogical Observations on the	450
Kentish Rag, Description of the	166
Kidd, Dr. Notes on the Mineralogy of the Neighbourhood of St. David's, Pembrokeshire	79
Killas, the term, an improper substitute for Graywacke	446
──── of Cornwall, Observations on the	499
Killin, Mineralogical Observations in the Neighbourhood of	437
Kimmeridge Coal, the bed containing it	167
Labrador, on the Geology of the Coast of	488
────── Felspar, Locality of	492
────── Hornblende, Locality of	493
Lapis Ollaris, found in Labrador	491
Lava, peculiar Species of, in the Island of Teneriffe	303
Lead Mines of the Isle of Man	50
Lead Mine of Tyndrum	479
Lightning supposed to have vitrified Sand	531
Lignites, on the Nature of	17
Limestone of the Isle of Man	41
────── of the District of Assynt	408
────── of Isla, not a Floetz Limestone	416
────── of Loch Laggan, containing Hornblende	435
Lode, Etymology of	110
Loch Laggan, Limestone of	435
Loch Lomond, Contortions in the Mica Slate at	438
Logging Rock of Cornwall, Description of the	67
London Clay, Description of the	187
London Gravel, Remarks on the	231
Lorn, Puddingstone of	264
Mac Culloch, Dr. On certain products obtained in the Distillation of Wood, with some account of Bituminous Substances and Remarks on Coal	1
─────────── On the Granite Tors of Cornwall	60
─────────── Remarks on the vitrified Forts of Scotland	235
─────────── On the Sublimation of Silica	275
─────────── On the Junction of Trap and Sandstone at Stirling Castle	305
─────────── Miscellaneous Remarks accompanying a Catalogue of Specimens	383
─────────── Remarks on several parts of Scotland which exhibit Quartz Rock, and on the nature and connexion of this Rock in general	450
─────────── On Staffa	501
─────────── On Vegetable remains preserved in Chalcedony	510
Macles of Oxyd of Tin	366
Magnesian Limestone of the Isle of Man	43
Man, Isle of, Mineralogical Account of the	29
─────── General Description of the Extent and Form, 31, 34;—Rivers of 34;—Compound Rocks in situ, 36;-Compound Rocks not in situ, 46, 50;—Simple Minerals in situ, 50, 58;—Simple Minerals not in situ, 58;-Temperature of Springs, 60;—Height of Mountains,	62
Manor Old Vein, in Cornwall, Description of	151
Mar, District of, Quartz Rock in the	473
Marble in the District of Assynt	412
Marine Formation over the Chalk, Lower	181
────────────────────Upper	215
Marl of the Isle of Man	54
── under the Pitchstone Porphyry of the Island of Egg	408
Marl in the South-east part of England	166
─── Greenish, in the Isle of Wight	169
─── Chalk, Description of	173
Meteorological Observations on the Coast of Labrador	489
Mica Slate, Contortions of, at Loch Lomond	438
Mines of Cornwall and Devon, on the economy of the	309
────────────────── The nature of the agreements between the owner of the soil and the mine adventurers	311
────────────────── The arrangements between the partners or adventurers themselves	313
────────────────── The mode of employing and paying the miners and workmen	316
────────────────── The purchase of the materials employed for carrying on the undertaking	323
────────────────── The Sale of the Ores from the mine adventurers to the Smelting Companies	323
Mountains in the Isle of Man, Height of the	62
─────── in Labrador	491
Needles, Isle of Wight, Strata at the	163
Newhaven, Sussex, Strata at	191
───────────────── the Fossils of the	223
Nodules, Calcareous, in the London Clay	187
───── Siliceous, in the Stone of Tillywhim, Dorsetshire	236
Nomenclature, the imperfections of in Rocks	390
—————— Proposed modifications of in the terms Graywacke	93—444—448—499
⁠ Greenstone and Greenstone Slate	393
⁠ Hornstone	369
⁠ Killas	446—499
⁠ Porphyry	424
⁠ Quartz Rock	457—485
⁠ Rocks of Transition	442—470
⁠ Sienite	93—419
⁠ Trap	399
North Downs, Hills composing the	171.
Organic Impressions, a remarkable class of, in Flint	328
Paris, Basin of Description of the	161
Parkinson, Mr. J. Observations on some Specimens of Hippurite, from Sicily	277
Peak of Teneriffe, Height of the	286
─────────── Description of an ascent to the top of the	291
Pebbles of the London Gravel	232
───────────────── Concentric	233
Phillips, Mr. W. On the Veins of Cornwall	110
────────── A Description of the Oxyd of Tin	336
Plasma, supposed to exist in the Island of Rum	407
───── probably owes its colour to Chlorite	513
Plastic Clay of the South of England	185
─────── of the Paris Basin	200
Pleasure Copper Mine, Description of	149
Plumstead, Fossils at	223
Plumbago, a substance resembling, obtained by artificial means	24
Portland Stone, Fossil Alcyonia in the	383
Porphyry, Objections to the term as commonly used	424
Portsoy, on the Granite Veins at	432
Portsmouth, Strata under	189
Prase, a variety of, found in the island of Rona	392
Prince George Copper Mine, Description of	148
Purbeck, Isle of, Freshwater Formation of the	166
Quadrupeds, Fossil Bones of, in the South of England	244
Quartz, granular, called Grey Weathers	224
Quartz Rock, found in Scotland, and on the Nature and Connexion of this Rock in general	450
─────── its principal modifications	453─480
─────── is a mechanical deposit	455─482
─────── lies under primitive rocks	456
─────── alternates with primitive rocks,	468─470─486
─────── peculiar appearance of the mountains composed of	468
─────── of Assynt	458
─────── of Schihallien	466
─────── of the District of Mar	471
Quartz Rock of the District of Appin	473
───────────────── Arisaig	473
─────── of the Island of Sky	473
─────── of Tyndrum, containing galena	479
─────── Schistose, in the group of mountains called Ben-na-Vear, Argylleshire	475
Reading, Strata at	198
Rock-Salt, the Brine Springs at Droitwich derived from	98
Rona, Island of, Mineralogical Observations on the	391
Rotherhithe, Strata at	197
Rum, Island ol, Mineralogical Observations on the	401
Rutile, found near Killin	437
Ryegate Fire Stone, Description of the	166
St. David's, On the Mineralogy of the neighbourhood of	79
Sand, White, of Alum Bay	185
────Green, over the Chalk	187
──── Vitrified, supposed to be the effect of lightning	531
Sandstone, Old Red, the Droitwich Brine Springs occur in the	95
──────────── cuts off the Coal Measures at Bradford	283
─────── under the Chalk in the South of England	166
─────── over the Chalk in the South of England	227
Sappare, found at Boharm	430
Schihallien, Mountain of, Rocks composing the	466
Septaria in the London Clay	187
Sheppey, Isle of, Description of the	192
Shiant Isles, Description of the	394
Silica, on the sublimation of	275
────Appearances of a partial solution of, on the Surface of some Rocks	392
Silicified Wood, in the Island of Egg	408
Sky, Island of, Quartz Rock in the	473
Slaty Rock, peculiar kind of, near St. David's	79—85
South Downs, Hills composing the	171
Springs, Temperature of, in the Isle of Man	60
Staffa, Remarks on	501
Stfafa, a bed of alluvial matter on the surface of	506
Steinhauer, the Rev. Mr. Notice relative to the Geology of the Coast of Labrador	488
Stifford, Strata at	196
Stirling Castle, Junction of the Trap and Sandstone at	305
Spheroidal Forms in the structure of Rocks, and their tendency to assume these forms when decomposing, Observations on the	76
Stonehenge, Nature of the Stones at	225
Stream Tin, Occurrence of in Cornwall	342
Strata, General Order of the, in the South-east part of England	166
──── posterior to the London Clay	169
Stubbington, near Portsmouth, Strata at	189
Sulphur of Tenerife	299
Sulphuret of Tin found in Cornwall	343
Syenite, associated with Mica Slate	437
Taylor, Mr. J. On the Economy of the Mines of Cornwall and Devon	309
Teneriffe, Island of, some account of the	286
Tides, great height of, on the Coast of Labrador	494
Tin, Oxyd of, Description of the	336
─────── Not confined to primitive Rocks	338
─────── Uniformity of the crystalline forms of in particular Veins	339
─────── Alluvial Depositions of the	342
─────── Rocks that contain the	343
─────── Specific Characters of the	350
─────── Primitive Crystal and Modifications of the	351
─────── Macles of the	366
Tin Croft Copper and Tin Mine, Description of	152
Tol Carn Copper Mine, Description of	155
Tourmaline, in the Granite of Portsoy	433
─────── Peculiar appearances in some Crystals of	433—434
Transition Rocks, Objections to such a division	449—486
Trap and Sandstone, Junction of, and Induration of the Sandstone	305
Vegetable Remains found in Chalcedony	510
──────────────────────── Mode of detecting	518
Veins of Cornwall, Description of the	110
─────────── Direction and length of the	113
─────────── Underlie of the	114
─────────── Depth of the	115
─────────── Width of the	116
─────────── Denominations of the Metalliferous	117
─────────── Symptoms in the	120
─────────── Discovery of the	155
─────────── Contents of the Metalliferous	126
─────────── North and South, or Cross Courses	136
─────────── Slide	136
─────────── Heave of the	117
─────────── Feeder 138—Leader 138—the Centre	139
Vein of Limestone and Basalt traversing Amygdaloid	440
Vitreous Tubes found near Drigg	528
Vitrified Forts of Scotland, on the	255
──── Fort of Dun Mac Sniochain	257
─────── of Craig Phadric	270
─────── of Amworth	272
Vitrified Wall of Gatacre House	273
Vixen Torr, on Dartmoor, Description of the	70
Volcanic Rocks of the Island of Teneriffe	283
Walton, in Essex, Cliffs at	199
Water, Action of, on Turf or submerged Wood, converting them into substances capable of yielding Bitumen on Distillation	10
Wavellite, found in the Shiant Isles	397
Webster, Mr. T. On the Freshwater Formations in the Isle of Wight, with some Observations on the Strata over the Chalk in the South-east part of England	161
────────── On some new varieties of Fossil Alcyonia	377
Western Lines, Isle of Wight, Fossils at	380
Wight, Isle of, On the Chalk and more recent Strata of the	161
Wolfram, in the Granite of Rona	391
Wood, on certain products, obtained in the Distillation of	1
Wood Tin, a particular form of the Oxyd	341
Woolwich, Strata at	176—195—221

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