Corals and Coral IslandsReprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost. |
Contents
PAGE | 13 |
CONTENTS | 17 |
CoralMaking Actinoid Polyps | 42 |
Cyathophylloid Polyps | 79 |
HYDROIDS | 101 |
ALGE OR NULLIPORES AND CORALLINES | 107 |
CHAPTER III | 222 |
CHAPTER IV | 299 |
CONSOLIDATION OF CORAL ROCKS | 354 |
FORMATION OF DOLOMITE OR MAGNESIAN CARBONATE OF LIME | 356 |
FORMATION OF CHALK | 357 |
RATE OF INCREASE OF LIMESTONE FORMATIONS | 359 |
LIMESTONE CAVERNS | 360 |
OCEANIC TEMPERATURE | 364 |
GEOLOGICAL TIME | 373 |
RADIATES | 374 |
CHAPTER V | 318 |
CHAPTER VI | 348 |
SUBSIDENCE ESSENTIAL TO THE MAKING OF THICK STRATA | 350 |
DEEPSEA LIMESTONES SELDOM MADE FROM CORAL ISLAND OR REEF DEBRIS | 351 |
ABSENCE OF FOSSILS FROM LIMESTONE STRATA | 352 |
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Actinia Agassiz animal Archipelago Astræa atolls Author's Bank barrier reefs bottom branch budding calcareous calicle Cape cells Chagos Bank channels character coast coral islands coral reefs coral rock corallum Darwin débris deep deposits depth detritus diameter disk east elevation enlarged evidence extent facts fathoms Feejees feet high figure Florida formation fragments fringing reef Fungia genus Gilbert Islands Group growing corals growth guano harbor Hawaian height high islands inch inner reefs islets lagoon land lasso-cells layers lime limestone living corals Madrepores Mæandrina Maldives margin masses miles mouth nearly observed ocean Oculina oölitic outer reef Pacific patches Paumotus Plate polyps Porites Prof Raraka reef-rock region Salomon Islands sand septa shallow shells shore platform side slope sometimes species submerged subsidence surface Tahiti tentacles tion Tongatabu tribe twenty Upolu Verrill volcanic waves Wilkes Exploring Expedition yards zoöphytes