An Etymological and Explanatory Dictionary of the Terms and Language of Geology: Designed for the Early Student, and Those who Have Not Made Progress in the Science |
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2d Edition acantha ancient augite Bêche bones BOTANY Bridgewater Treatise British Buckland calcareous called carbonate Catalogue chalk clay cloth lettered coal coloured containing crustacea Cuvier's DICTIONARY earth eidos ENCYCLOPÆDIA Engravings extinct fossil felspar fero fishes of Agassiz foolscap 8vo foot formation fossil fishes fossil plants French genera genus of fossil geologists Geology German gilt edges granite green sand hind paddle HISTORY horn ichthyodorulites ichthyosaurus Illustrations insects J. C. Loudon John Lindley krino lepis lias lignite lily-shaped animal lime limestone lithos lizard London Lyell Lyme Regis metal molluscous name given Natural odon odous odovs odwv oolitic Plates plesiosaurus post 8vo pous PRINTED FOR LONGMAN provincial term pteron resembling rocks saurus scale shaped shell siliceous simple mineral slate species is named spine stone strata substance Swainson tail term applied tertiary therion thick tooth TREATISE vertebræ Vignette Title volcanic wing or fin Wood