| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| List of Illustrations | viii | |
| I. | On Rocks in General | 1 |
| List of the common Minerals that form Rocks | 8 | |
| II. | The Limestones | 12 |
| III. | The Sandstones | 56 |
| IV. | Clays, Shales, and Slates | 78 |
| V. | Igneous Rocks | 103 |
| VI. | Metamorphic Rocks | 143 |
| References | 162 | |
| Table of Stratigraphical Systems | 189 | |
| Index | 170 |