Economic Geology: Or, Geology in Its Relations to the Arts and Manufactures |
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abundant admixture agricultural alumina amount antimony arsenic artificial arts and manufactures basalts beds bismuth bituminous blocks borax Britain calcareous carbonate carbonic acid Carboniferous cements chalk chemical chiefly chloride clay coal colour compact composition consists containing copper crust crystalline crystals deposits Derbyshire districts durable earth employed engineer extensively felspar fire-clay formations gems geologist Geology gold granites greenstones grits gypsum hard heat hence hydraulic ingredients iron ironstones known lignites lime limestones lustre magnesia manganese manures marbles masses material metamorphic mineral and metallic mortar nature obtained occasionally occur Oolite ornamental oxide peat pigments polishing porphyries potash preparation purposes pyrites quarries quartz require rocks saline salts sand sandstones schists serpentines shales silica Silurian silver soda sodium soft soils specific gravity springs stones strata stratified structure substances sulphate sulphide sulphuric acid surface tertiary texture thickness tints tion tons usually varieties various vary veins volcanic yellow yield zinc