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University of New Zealand.
B.A. Pass Examination, 1885.
Natural Science.
Geology and Mineralogy.
Examiner: Prof. T. Rupert Jones, F.R.S., F.G.S.
Paper b.
1. | Draw a geological section of any part of New Zealand with which you are acquainted, and as nearly on a true scale as you can. Give full references to the several Formations shown in the Section, and mention their European equivalents. |
2. | What are the best bases for a Classification of Rocks? Give reasons for your answer. |
3. | By what means are the various Mineral Species recognized? |
4. | Give a short account—chemical, crystallographic, and mineralogical—of the following Minerals:—Quartz, Orthoclase, Augite, and Olivine.page 2 |
5. | Describe the microscopic structure of Quartzite, Marble, Mica-schist, and Slate, as seen in thin slices. |
6. | Make free-hand drawings of two different crystals of Fluor, of Diamond, and of Garnet. Show and explain how they all belong to one crystallographic system. |
7. | Compare the fossil Plants of the Jurassic with those of the Carboniferous Period. |
8. | Enumerate the fossil Reptilia known to occur in New Zealand; refer them to their geological formations, and to their natural families. |