Geology of Egypt ... by W. F. Hume; with preface by Col. H. G. Lyons; and a bibliography.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cairo, Government Press, 1925-Description: v. plates (part fold.; incl. maps, diagrs.) tables (part fold.) 27 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 556.2
LOC classification:
  • QE328 .H78
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.
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At head of title: Ministry of finance, Egypt. Survey of Egypt.

Folded maps in pocket.

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.

Bibliography: v. 1, p. 221-288.

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