Geology of Egypt ...
by W. F. Hume; with preface by Col. H. G. Lyons; and a bibliography.
- Cairo, Government Press, 1925-
- v. plates (part fold.; incl. maps, diagrs.) tables (part fold.) 27 cm.
At head of title: Ministry of finance, Egypt. Survey of Egypt. Folded maps in pocket.
Bibliography: v. 1, p. 221-288.
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.