Chapter I: Preliminary Outline

Subdivisions, 1. Dominant processes, 2.

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+Astronomic Geology+ 2
The earth as a planet, 2. Its satellite, 3. Dependence on the sun,
4. Meteorites, 4.

+Geognosy+ 5
I. _The Atmosphere_ 5

Mass and extent, 6. Geologic activity, 6. A thermal blanket,
7.
II. _The Hydrosphere_ 7
Oceanic dimensions, 8. Geologic activity, 8. Chief
horizons of activity, 9.
III. _The Lithosphere_ 9

Irregularities, 10. Epicontinental seas, 11. Diversities of
surface, 12. The surface mantle of the lithosphere, 12. The
crust of the lithosphere, 13. The interior, 14. Varieties
of rock in crust, 14. Stratified rocks, 14. Conformability,
15. Relative ages, 15. The crystalline rocks, 16. Four great
sedimentary eras, 17. The Archean complex, 18.

+General Table of Geologic Divisions+ 19