The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 42
Petrography
Petrography.
Description of the characters of the rocks composing the earth's crust. Discussion of the different systems of classification proposed for the igneous, aqueous, and metamorphic rocks. Various methods for determination of the chemical and mineralogical constitution and minute structure of rocks, with special consideration and illustration of the use of the microscope in the examination of thin sections. Preparation and mounting of thin sections.
These lectures will be illustrated by specimens intended for close inspection.