CONTENTS. -'trap: i. Tranfition-greenftone : 2. Tranfition amyg- : . daloid.—3. Grey wade.—4. Tranfition flinty flate.— - 5. Tranfttion-gypfum. ^ - '' CHAP. VIII. Class. III.—Floetz-rocks; Flcett-gebirge, Wtr- ner , - ^ Page 153 1. The floetz-rocks are univerfal formations : 2. Pofition and fituation : 3. Character of countries compofed of flcetz-rocks : 4. Contain many petrifactions : 5. Bitu minous foffils firft appear in this clafs of rocks: 6. Con tain much limeftone. Enumeration of the different flcetz formations.—i.SandJione: Account of'the dif ferent kinds of fandftone ; it$ llratification ; fubordi- nate rocks ; beds of coal; its metalliferous nature ; and petrifactions : 1. Old red fandftone : Its geognoftic characters and relations, and geographic diftribution : 2. Variegated fandftone : Its geognoftic characters and relations, and geographic diftribution; 3. "Thirdfund- Jlone formation : Its geognoftic characters and relations, and geographic diftribution : 4. Partial fandftone for mations.—2. Fhxtz-limeftonc: Its general geognoftic chara&crs and relations : 1. Firft ftcetz-limeftone : Its geognoftic characters and relations, and geographic diftribution : 2. Second ftcetz-limeftone : Its geognoftic characters and relations, and geographic diftribution. 3. Flatz gypfum : Its general geognoftic characters and relations: x. Firft flcetz-gypfum : Its geognoftic characters and relations, and geographic diftribution : 2. Second ftoetz-gypfum: Its geognoftic characters and relations, and geographic diftribution. — 4. Rock- falt. formation: Its geognoftic characters and re lations,