Geological Survey of Canada: Report of Progress for the year 1857
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Geological Survey of Canada: Report of Progress for the year 1857Entry/Object ID
2022.240.01Tags
Mining History, Mining Industry, Geology, Rocks and Minerals, District of Sudbury, Northern Ontario, District of CochraneScope and Content
Book, report by the Geological Survey of Canada about the progress for the year, 1857.Context
The report contains reports from members of the survey discussing various aspects of Northern Ontario geology. The reports are as follows: 1. Report of Sir W. E. Logan: - Mr. Murray's Survey of the French River - On the Structure of the Copper-bearing Rocks of Lake Huron - On the Silurian Rocks of Gaspe - Mr. Bell's Collections - On the Reports of Messrs. Billings, Hall, and Hunt - Arrangement of the Museum - Researches among the Laurentian Rocks - Distribution of Collections - Report of Lieut. Ashe; determination of longitudes - Geological Map of Canada 2. Report of Alexander Murray, Esquire: - Coast at the Mouths of the French River - Laurentian Rocks - Gneiss, Syenite - Echo Lake and its Environs - Distribution of the Formations; Huronian, Lower Silurian, Drift, section near Echo Lake - Limestone of Bruce Mines 3. Report of Mr. James Richardson: - Description of the Magdalene River: Levels of do. do., Region between the Magdalene River and Gaspe Bay - Distribution of the Formations: Section between Griffon and Peninsula Coves, from Grand Etang to the Darmouth Valley, on the Magdalene River - Economic Materials: brick-clay, serpentine, limestone, hydraulic cement, fish-offal - Exploration of Lake St. John: geographical description - Distribution of the Formations, Laurentian Series: Lower Silurian; drift - Economic Materials: Bog iron-ore, millstones, garnet-rock, rensellaerite, labradorite, building stones, limestone, brick-clay, mineral springs 4. Report of Mr. Robert Bell: - Fauna of the River Gouffre: Brandy-pots and Hare Island - Magdalene River: Fisheries; recent shells; Porcupine; Grouse - Fauna of Rimouski and Basque Island: of the Saguenay and Lake St. John 5. Report of James Hall, Esquire: - Descriptions of Canadian Graptolites - Graptolites - Phyllograpsus - Dictyonema: Dendrograptus, Thamnograptus, Plumalina 6. Report of E. Billings, Esquire: - Description of Lake Clear - Fauna of the Black River limestone in Canada and New York Compared - Fauna of the Black River limestone in Canada compared with the Lower Silurian of Tennessee - Limestone of Galt: Onondaga and Coniferous limestones - Description of Fossils. Zoophyta; Fistulipora, Columnaria, Palaeophyllum, Petraia, Syringopora, Michelinia, Zaphrentis, Cystiphyllum - Acaphala: Cyrtodonta, Vanuxemia, Matheria - Brachipoda: Obolus, Eichwaldia 7. Report of T. Sterry Hunt, Esquire: - Dolomites: their characteristics and geological distribution - Analyses of Dolomites and Limestones; Montreal, Dunswell; Portor marble - Dolomitic Conglomerate of St. Helen, of Point Levi - Hydraulic Dolomite of Gaspe - Magnesian Dolomite; Carbonate of Manganese - Dolomites of Galt; of the Mississippi Valley - Dolomites with excess of Magnesia; keuper - Origin of Dolomites; Organic Agency - Theories of Grandjean, Haidinger, Favre, and Von Bueli - Experiments on the salts of lime and magnesia - Fish Manures: theory of manures - Demolon mode of fabrication - Mr. Bruce's Fish Manure; analyses 8. Report of Lieut. E. D. Ashe, R. N.: - Abstract of Telegraphic Observations for longitudesCollection
Mining History, Northern Ontario HistoryCataloged By
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