Excerpt from The Lithology of Connecticut
Chapter II. The mineralogy OF rocks Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic (anamorphic) rocks The nature of minerals Chemical nature Physical nature The methods of identifying minerals The physical properties of minerals Hardness Cleavage Color and streak Other physical characteristics Description of minerals Introduction Common minerals of igneous and metamorphic (anamorphic) rocks Ratio of occurrence Notes supplemental to Table I. Minerals resulting from rock decay (katamorphism) Relations of minerals to rock decay Climate and topography as factors in rock decay Notes supplemental to Table II. Some minerals characteristic of metamorphic (ana morphic) rocks Preliminary statement Notes supplemental to Table III.
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