Author:

Hume, W. F (William Fraser) 1867-1949  Search this

Lyons, H. G (Henry George) Sir 1864-1944  Search this

Greaves, Richard Henry  Search this

Egypt Maṣlaḥat al-Misāḥah  Search this

Physical description:

v. plates (part fold.; incl. maps, diagrs.) tables (part fold.) 27 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

Egypt

Date:

1925

1925-

Notes:

At head of title: Ministry of finance, Egypt. Survey of Egypt.

Folded maps in pocket.

Contents:

I. The surface features of Egypt, their determining causes and relation to geological structure.--II. The fundamental Pre-Cambrian rocks of Egypt and the Sudan; their distribution age and character.--pt. 1. The metamorphic rocks, with preface by H. H. Thomas.--pt. 2. The later plutonic and minor intrusive rocks, with a special chapter dealing with dynamical geology (cataract structure and contact metamorphism) and the age of the Pre-Cambrian rocks in Egypt.--pt. 3. The minerals of economic value associated with the intrusive Pre-Cambrian igneous rocks and ancient sediments and methods suggested for the dating of historical and geological times. Written in collaboration with R. H. Greaves

Topic:

Geology  Search this

Geology--Bibliography  Search this

Petrology  Search this

Call number:

QE328.H78X

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_104609