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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 50

University of New Zealand. — Natural Science. — Geology and Mineralogy. — Paper b

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University of New Zealand.

Natural Science.

Geology and Mineralogy.

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.