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Search this Pub. Contents Second annual report of the Geological and Agricultural Survey of Texas SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST. INTRODUCTION. THE IMPORTANCE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS. SYNOPSIS OF WORK DONE FOR THE SURVEY IN 1875. GEOLOGY. AZOIC ROCKS WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER. OTHER BASALTIC ROCKS. LOWER SILURIAN. CARBONIFEROUS. CRETACEOUS. TERTIARY. QUARTERNARY. MINERALS-GOLD. ARGENTIFEROUS GALENA, OR. SILVER AND LEAD ORES. SILVER IN MASON COUNTY. COPPER IN PRESIDIO COUNTY. COPPER IN MASON COUNTY. PYROLUSITE. TOURMALINES, GARNETS. AMETHYSTS. MOLYBDENA. ASBESTOS. STEATITE OR SOAP STONE, OBSIDIAN. JASPER. OPALS. PHRENITES AGATES, SALT. BITUMINOUS COAL. CANNEL COAL. TEXAS LIGNITIS OR BROWN COALS. COKING LIGNITES. FELDSPAR AND PORCELAIN CLAYS. SLATE-ROOFING. GYPSUM METEORIC IRON. MINING RIGHTS. HOT SPRINGS. MASTODON AND ELEPHANT. PAINTED ROCKS AND CAVES. ANCIENT SHELL BANKS. HEIGHTS ABOVE THE SEA. HYDRAULIC CEMENT. ZEIDEOLITE WATER POWER IN TEXAS. BUCKLEY'S FALLS. AGRICULTURE. AGRICULTURAL JOURNALS. CLIMATE. BAT CAVES. BONES AS FERTILIZERS. IRRIGATION COTTON. INDIAN CORN REPORT ON CORN CULTURE.   Browse view entire publication   view all images from this publication

SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GEOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL SURVEY OF TEXAS -By- S. B. BUCKLEY, A. M., Ph. D., STATE GEOLOGIST. HOUSTON: A. C. GRAY, STATE PRINTER. 1876.