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THIS second part of Dr. Stutzer's encyclopaedic work is entirely devoted to coal and other carbonaceous deposits. The first, or petrographical, division of the volume deals with the chemical and physical characters of coal and the results of its microscopical examination, with a discussion of the theories of the origin of coal. The aim of the author is to bring together the observations and conclusions of all who have written upon the subject, rather than to advocate any particular views of his own. The second division of the work is stratigraphical, and an immense amount of valuable information is collected and classified concerning coal-seams—their modes of occurrence and the indications which they exhibit of operations taking place during and subsequently to their deposition. The third division of the book is statistical, dealing with coal-supply and coal-production in all parts of the globe, full use being made of the important work on “The Coal Resources of the World,” which was inaugurated at the meeting of the Geological Congress at Toronto and published last year. Throughout the work before us no effort seems to have been spared by its author in making the information complete and up-to-date. Among the numerous wood-cuts are given many graphic illustrations, which are of the greatest assistance to the reader, as well as copies of figures derived from the works of a great number of different authors. Taken altogether, this second part of Dr. Stutzer's monograph fully realises the high expectations which must have been formed by all who have used his earlier volume.
Die Wichtigsten Lagerstätten der “Nichterze”.
By Prof. O. Stutzer. Zweiter Teil: Kohle (Allgemeine Kohlengeologie). Pp. xvi + 345 + xxix plates. (Berlin: Gebrder Borntraeger, 1914.) Price 16 marks.
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Die Wichtigsten Lagerstätten der “Nichterze” . Nature 93, 348 (1914). https://doi.org/10.1038/093348b0
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