An introduction to the geology of Ceylon:
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| adam_text | Titel: An introduction to the geology of Ceylon
Autor: Cooray, Percival G
Jahr: 1967
CONTENTS
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FOREWORD. By Professor John Sutton .. ., ix
PREFACE .. .. .. xi
Part One
GEOLOGICAL PROCESSES AND PRINCIPLES
Chap. 1. ORIGIN AND STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH .. 3
What Geology is about .. .. 3
The Origin of the Earth .. .. 4.
The Earth s Interior .. .. .. 6
Chap. 2. THE MATERIALS OF THE EARTH S CRUST .. II
Rock-forming Minerals .. ., .. II
Igneous Rooks .. .. 13
Sedimentary Rocks .. .. 18
Metamorphic Rocks .. .. ¿I
Rock Structures .. .. 25
Mineral Deposits .. .. ., 32
Chap. 3. GEOLOGICAL TIME AND LIFE .. ..37
The Age of the Crust .. .. .. 37
The Sub-division of Geological Time .. .. 39
Life in the Rocks .. .. .. 41
Fossils and Evolution .. .. .. 45
The Geological Cycle .. .. .. 46
Part Two
THE GEOLOGY OF CEYLON
Chap. 4. PHYSICAL FEATURES .. .. ..53
Introduction • • • • .. 53
The Lowest Peneplain .. .. .. 57
The Middle Peneplain .. .. .. 59
The Highest Peneplain .. .. .. 61
Coastal Plain, Coastline and Continental Shelf .. 69
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Chnp. 5. OUTLINK OF GEOLOGY .. ..83
Chap. tí. THE CRYSTALLINE COMPLEX .. ..89
THE HIGHLAND SERIES . • • • .. 89
Khoiulalite Group .. •. .. 90
Charnockites .. • • .. 98
Kadugannawa Gneisses .. .. • • 100
Geological Structure .. .. • • 101
THE SOUTH-WESTERN GROUP •. .. 108
Metasediments .. .. .. 109
Charnockites .. .. .. HI
Basic Kocks .. .. .. .. 113
Migniafitic and Granitic Gneisses .. .. 113
Intrusive Rocks .. .. .. 114
Geological Structure .. .. .. 114
THE VIJAYAN SERIES .. .. ..116
South-eastern Lowlands .. .. .. 116
North-western lowlands .. .. .. 118
(Voloiiieal Structure .. .. .. 121
Origin of the Vijayan Series .. .. .. 124
Chap. 7. JURASSIC AND TERTIARY SYSTEM .. ..125
JURASSIC .. .. .. .. 125
TaWiown Beds .. .. ., 125
Andigama Beds .. .. .. 135
TERTIARY (MIOCENE) .. .. ..135
Jaffna Limestone .. ., _ 135
Minihagalkande Beds .. ,. .. 141
Chap. 8. QUATERNARY SYSTEM .. .. ..143
Introduction .. .. _ 143
RATNAPURA REGION .. .. 144
Ratnapnra Beds .. .. _
COASTAL REGIONS .. . . 148
OLDER GKOUP ..
Basal Ferruginous Gravel .. ,.
Red Earth .. .. _ ^ jqq
Terrace Gravels .. ,, ^
YOO CtER GROUP . . , _ Jgg
Littoral Sandstone .. , KQ
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Unconsolidated Sands .. . _ 260
Lagoonal and Estuarine Deposits .. jg-
Alluvium .. .. _ yt^
Coral Reefs .. .. _
SECONDARY FORMATIONS .. .. .. 176
Laterite ..
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Nodular Ironstone .. .. j-g
Chert .. .. .. _ 180
Travertine and Kankar .. .. .182
Chap. 9. INTRUSIVE AND EXTRUSIVE ROCKS .. 183
Dolerite .. .. ,. _ 283
Granites .. .. ., .. 186
Pegmatites .. .. .. . _ jgj
Quartz Veins .. .. .. 291
Pumice .. .. .. 293
Chap. 10. MINERAL RESOURCES .. .. .. 195
Gemstones .. .. .. .. 196
Graphite .. .. .. .. 204
Mica .. .. .. .. 207
Mineral Sands .. .. .. 209
Limestone .. .. .. .. 214
Feldspar and Quartz .. .. .. 216
Industrial Clays .. .. .. 217
Iron Ore .. .. .. .. 221
Peat .. • • •. .. 224
Gold .. •. .. .. 224
Radioactive and Rare Earth Minerals .. .. 224
Other Metallic Minerals .. .. .. 226
Building Stones •. .. .. 226
Chap. 11. GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF CEYLON .. 229
The Taprobanian Geological Cycle .. .. 233
A Cambrian Orogeny .. •. .. 236
A Fragment of Gondwanaland . • .. 238
The Miocene Marine Transgression .. .. 242
Quaternary Fluctuations .. ¦ • .. 244
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Part Three
GEOLOGY AND THE COMMUNITY
Chap. 12. GEOLOGY AND WATER-SUPPLY .. .. 251
General Conditions .. • • .. 251
Groundwater in Crystalline Rocks ..
Groundwater in Sedimentary Rooks .. .. 2 9
Hot Springs .. .. .. • • 2 4
Chap. 13. GEOLOGY AND ENGINEERING .. .. 2 7
Suitability of Dam Sites .. .. .. 2 w
Foundation Conditions .. .. .. 270
Constructional Materials .. .. .. 272
Tunnels .. .. .. .. 27S
Earths] ips .. .. .. .. 274
Chap. 14. GEOLOGY AND SOILS .. .. .. 283
Composition of the Soil .. .. .. 283
The Soils of Ceylon .. .. .. 285
APPENDIX. I. Note on the Use of the Term Highland Series .. 290
II. Isotopic Ages of Minerals from Ceylon .. 290
III. List of Eossils Recorded from Ceylon .. 295
IV. Chemical Analyses of Rocks and Minerals from Ceylon 298
V. On Making a Collection of Rocks and Minerals .. 300
REFERENCES .. .. .. ..302
GLOSSARY .. .. .. ..30«
GENERAL INDEX .. .. .
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