Rocks, minerals and scenery of Newfoundland

• Main Author: Baird, David M. (David McCurdy), 1920-2019
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Department of Education 1957
• Subjects: Geology > Newfoundland and Labrador; Mines and mineral resources > Newfoundland and Labrador; Bell Island; Newfoundland; Newfoundland studies
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns2/id/175944

Rocks, Minerals and Scenery of Newfoundland Rocks and minerals of Newfoundland. Scenery related to rocks -- Scenery is changing -- What are rocks? -- Sedimentary rocks -- Fossils -- Igneous rocks -- What are minerals? -- How is a mineral recognized? -- Colour -- Lustre -- Hardness -- Specific gravity -- Streak -- What is a crystal? -- What is cleavage? -- Chemical composition -- Mineral descriptions -- Newfoundland minerals -- Newfoundland rocks -- The origin of our scenery. Newfoundland scenery -- Glaciers come to Newfoundland -- Where icebergs come from -- The waning of the ice -- What the glaciers did to the country -- How do we know -- Evidence of glaciation in Newfoundland -- Other places are different -- Erratic boulders -- Ice scratches -- River valleys changed -- Lakes -- Conclusion -- Newfoundland rivers -- Special things about our rivers -- What the ancient rivers were like -- What happened to them -- Dammed rivers -- Peculiar rivers -- Waterfalls and rapids -- Rivers and divides -- Newfoundland river patterns -- Conclusions -- Our coastline. Drowning of the land -- Bottom flats -- Raised terraces -- Raised beaches -- Present sea level changes -- Earth adjustments -- Rising land -- Conclusion -- Islands and shore features. Largest islands in Newfoundland -- Most islands -- Origin of islands -- Hard rock islands -- Islands by cutting -- Sand and gravel -- Bars and spits -- Miquelon bar -- Kelly and Little Bell Islands -- Conclusion -- Rocks and scenery -- West coast scenery -- Long range -- Stephenville crossing to Bonne Bay -- Bonne Bay northward -- Notre Dame Bay -- Cape Bonavista to Burin -- Rock colours -- Some island hills -- Newfoundland is a northeast country -- Why northeast? -- Conclusion -- Mines and minerals of Newfoundland. Mines branch -- Geological survey -- Mining division -- Pioneer geologists in Newfoundland -- The geological clock -- Erosion and mineral deposits -- Mineral deposits -- Active mines and quarries in Newfoundland -- Bell Island iron mines -- Buchans mine -- St. Lawrence ...