A preliminary report on the artesian-well system of Georgia - Brossura

Mccallie, Samuel Washington

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1235893979 ISBN 13: 9781235893971

Casa editrice: RareBooksClub.com, 2012

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 Excerpt: ...sand. The grains are well rounded, and often partially coated with a thin coating of iron oxide. Coprolitic particles are present. 215 "--Dark-gray marl, of greenish tint, made up largely of microscopic crystals of calcite. 217 "--Medium fine-grained, water-worn sand, containing fully 5 per cent, of dark coprolitic material, and numerous fragments of bones, which appear to be ribs of small fishes. There also occur, in the sand, tiny pieces of reddishbrown mineral, which are probably fragments of garnets. See description, p. 77. 226 feet--Hard, flinty, drab-colored claystone, containing thin seams of sandstone. 228 "--Drab-colored, calcareous, sandy clay, with fragments of flint and limestone, which seem to form thin beds, or layers, in the sand. 230 "--Hard, vitreous sandstone, having many coprolitic particles, highly phosphatic. The sand grains are all well-rounded, and are firmly cemented by opalized silica. 232 "--Gray, coprolitic marl. 234 "--Fine, dark-gray sand, with fragments of shells and flakes of mica. 236 "--Light-blue, compact clay, having small, sharp granules of quartz and feldspar, and minute scales of mica. 275 "--Gray,sandy marl, containing a few large, waterworn quartz grains and coprolitic particles. 300 "--Coarse sand and phosphatic pebbles, frequently a half-inch in diameter; small teeth of sharks and dental plates of rays (?) occur in the sand. Minute coprolitic particles are also abundant. 302 "--Fine sand, containing a few large, well-rounded quartz grains and pieces of very fine, white clay. Minute teeth of sharks and numerous small coprolitic particles are also found, the latter being very abundant. 310 "--Hard, compact sandstone, similar to sample from 230-foot level. 312 &quo...

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• Editore: RareBooksClub.com
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1235893979
• ISBN 13: 9781235893971
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 46