Chapter XXXIV—METAMORPHIC ROCKS—continued.

Definition of slaty Cleavage and Joints. — Supposed Causes of these

Structures. — Crystalline Theory of Cleavage. — Mechanical Theory of

Cleavage. — Condensation and Elongation of slate Rocks by lateral

Pressure. — Lamination of some volcanic Rocks due to Motion. — Whether

the Foliation of the crystalline Schists be usually parallel with the

original Planes of Stratification. — Examples in Norway and Scotland. —

Causes of Irregularity in the Planes of Foliation.

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