System of Mineralogy
System of Mineralogy
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USDRobert Jameson (1774–1854) was a renowned geologist who held the chair of natural history at Edinburgh from 1804 until his death. A pupil of Gottlob Werner at Freiberg, he was in turn one of Charles Darwin's teachers. Originally a follower of Werner's influential theory of Neptunism to explain the formation of the earth's crust, and an opponent of Hutton and Playfair, he was later won over by the idea that the earth was formed by natural processes over geological time. He was a controversial writer, accused of bias towards those who shared his Wernerian sympathies such as Cuvier, while attacking Playfair, Hutton and Lyell. He built up an enormous collection of geological specimens, which provided the evidence for his System of Mineralogy, first published in 1808 and here reprinted from the second edition of 1816. Volume 2 continues 'earthy minerals' and covers saline and inflammable minerals, including coals.
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June 2011Paperback
9781108029742
512 pages
216 × 140 × 29 mm
0.65kg
3 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents
- Part I (continued). Class I: Earthy Minerals:
- 17. Hornblende family
- 18. Chrysolite family
- 19. Basalt family
- 20. Dolomite family
- 21. Limestone family
- 22. Apatite family
- 23. Fluor family
- 24. Gypsum family
- 25. Boracite family
- 26. Baryte family
- 27. Hallite family
- Part II. Class II: Saline Minerals:
- 1. Earthy salts
- 2. Alkaline salts
- 3. Metallic salts
- Part III. Class III: Inflammable Minerals:
- 1. Sulphur family
- 2. Bituminous family
- 3. Graphite family
- 4. Resin family
- Appendix.
