The Economic Aspect of Geology

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Economic Aspect of Geology, by C. K. LeithThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: The Economic Aspect of GeologyAuthor: C. K. LeithRelease Date: January 19, 2009 [EBook #27842]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE ECONOMIC ASPECT OF GEOLOGY ***Produced by Kevin Handy, Barbara Kosker, John Hagerson,Chrome and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team athttp://www.pgdp.netTHE ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF GEOLOGYC. K. LEITHUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSINdecoNEW YORKHENRY HOLT AND COMPANYCOPYRIGHT, 1921BYHENRY HOLT AND COMPANYAugust, 1923PRINTED IN THE U. S. A.CONTENTSCHAPTER PAGE I. INTRODUCTION 1 Survey of Field 1 Economic applications of the several branches of geology and of other sciences 3 Mineralogy and petrology 3 Stratigraphy and paleontology 4 Structural geology 5 Physiography 6 Rock alterations or metamorphism 10 Application of other sciences 10 Treatment of the subject in this volume 11II. THE COMMON ELEMENTS, MINERALS, AND ROCKS OF THE EARTH ANDTHEIR ORIGINS 13 Relative abundance of the principal elements of the lithosphere 13 Relative abundance of the principal minerals of the lithosphere 14 Relative abundance of the principal rocks of the lithosphere 16 Water ...