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Geologist’s Traveling Handbook by James MacFarlane Hard Cover 1878
Geologists Traveling Handbook by James MacFarlane
An American geological guide giving the geological formation at every railway station with notes on interesting places on the routes and a description of each of the formations
Hard Cover NOTICE THE COVER, inside cover and facing page, some edges stained
216 pages
Copyright 1878
CONTENTS
Objects and Uses of the Work 3
Dana's Table of Formations8
Descriptions of the Formations 9
1 a. Laurentian 10
1 b. Norian, 11
1 c. Ruronian, 12
1 d. Biontalban,18
2 a. Acadian, 14
2 b. Potsdam, 14
3 a. Calciferous, 18
3 b. Quebec, 16
3 c Chazy, 17
3, c. St. Peter's,17
4 a. Trenton, 18
4 b. Utica,19
4 c. Hudson River or Cincinnati, 20
5 a. Medina, 22
5 b. Clinton, 23
5 c. Niagara, 24
6 Salina 25
7. Lower Eieiderberg,28
8. Oriskany, 28
9. Upper Helderberg, 29
9 a. Cauda-galli, 29
9 b. Schoharie, 29
9 c. Onondaga, 29
9 d. Corniferous, 30
10 a. Marcellus,30
10 b. Hamilton,31
10 b. Tully Limestone, 82
10 c. Genesee, 88
11 a. Portage,84
11 b- Chemung,35
12. Catskill, 86
13 a. Lower Sub-Carboniferons, 87
13 b. Upper Sub-Carboniferons, 88
14 a. Millstone Grit,89
14 b. & c. Lower and Upper Coal Measures, 89
15. Permian, 40
16. Triassic, 41
17. Jurassic, 48
18., Cretaceous, 48
19. Tertiary, 44
20. Quaternary,45
Remarks on the Descriptions,48
Directions for Using the Guide, 49
Danas Table of Formations 50
T. S. Hunt's Table of Formations, 51
Geological Railway Guide, Eastern- Canada,52
Table of New England Formations, 56
Maine, 57
New Hampshire, 58
Vermont, 69
Massachusetts,61
Rhode Island, 64
Connecticut, 66
New York, 67
New Jersey, 89
Pennsylvania,
Western-
Ohio, 109
Michigan, 115
Illinois, 129
Wisconsin, 139
Minnesota, 145
Dakota, 147
Iowa, 148
Missouri, 154
Far- Western-
Kansas, 159
Colorado, 162
Nebraska, 168
Wyoming, 168
Utah, 167 and 168
Nevada, 167
California, 169
Washington, 172
Oregon, 178
South-Eastern-
Delaware and Eastern Maryland, 174
Maryland and District Columbia, 176
West Virginia, 177.
Virginia and West Virginia, 179
North Carolina, 186
South Carolina, 187
Georgia, 188
Florida, 208
South-Western-
Kentucky, 191
Tennessee, 196
Alabama, 200
Mississippi, 204
Louisiana, 205
Arkansas, 206
Indian Territory, 208
Texas, 207
Territories without Railways-
Alaska,
Arizona,
Idaho,
Montana,
New Mexico,
Territory, (without railways)
Territory, (without railways),
1 Alabama 200
2 Alaska Territory (without railways)
3 Arizona Territory (without railways)
4 Arkansas 206
5 California 169
6 Canada, Dominion of 52
7 Colorado, 162
8 Connecticut,65
9 Dakota Territory, 147
10 Delaware, 174
11 District of Columbia, 175
12 Florida 208
13 Georgia,188
14 Idaho Territory, (without railways),
15 Illinois 129
16 Indiana 122
17-Indian Territory, 208
18- Iowa148
19 Kansas 159
20 Kentucky, 191
21 Louisiana, 205
22 Maine, 57
23 Maryland,174 and 175
24 Massachusetts, 61
25 Michigan, 115
26-Minnesota, 145
27-Mississippi, 204
28-Missouri, 154
29-Montana Territory, (without railways),
30-Nebraska, 163
31-Nevada, 161
32-New Hampshire, 58
33-New Jersey, 89
34-New Mexico Territory, (without railways),
35-New York, 67
36-North Carolina, 166
37-Ohio, 100
33-Oregon, 178
39-Pennsylvania, 93
40-Rhode Island, 64
41-Bouth Carolina, 187
42-Tennessee, 196
43-Texas, 207
44-Utah Territory, 167 and 168
45-Vermont, 59
46-Virginia, 179
47-Washington Territory, 172
48-West Virginia, 177 and 170
49-Wisconsin, 139
50-Wyoming Territory, 166
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