第12章

类别:其他 作者:Darwin, Charles Robert字数:19589更新时间:18/12/21 13:17:01
WithrespecttotheageatwhichtheseveralparallelridgescomposingtheCordillerawereupthrown,Ihavelittleevidence。Manyofthemmayhavebeencontemporaneouslyelevatedandinjectedinthesamemannerasinvolcanicarchipelagoeslavasarecontemporaneouslyejectedontheparallellinesoffissure。(“VolcanicIslands“etc。)Butthepebblesapparentlyderivedfromthewearandtearoftheporphyriticconglomerateformation,whichareoccasionallypresentintheupperpartsofthissameformation,andareoftenpresentinthegypseousformation,togetherwiththepebblesfromthebasalpartsofthelatterformationinitsupperstrata,renderitalmostcertainthatportions,wemayinferridges,ofthesetwoformationsweresuccessivelyupheaved。InthecaseofthegiganticPortillorange,wemayfeelalmostcertainthatapreexistinggraniticlinewasupraised(notbyasingleblow,asshownbythehighlyinclinedbasalticstreamsinthevalleyonitseasternflank)ataperiodlongsubsequenttotheupheavementoftheparallelPeuquenesrange。(Ihaveendeavouredtoshowinmy“Journal“2ndeditionpage321,thatthesingularfactoftheriver,whichdrainsthevalleybetweenthesetworanges,passingthroughthePortilloandhigherline,isexplainedbyitsslowandsubsequentelevation。Therearemanyanalogouscasesinthedrainageofrivers:see“EdinburghNewPhilosophicalJournal“volume28pages33and44。)Again,subsequentlytotheupheavementoftheCumbrechain,thatofUspallatawasformedandelevated;andafterwards,Imayadd,intheplainofUspallata,bedsofsandandgravelwereviolentlyupthrown。Themannerinwhichthevariouskindsofporphyriesandandesiteshavebeeninjectedoneintotheother,andinwhichtheinfinitelynumerousdikesofvariouscompositionintersecteachother,plainlyshowthatthestratifiedcrusthasbeenstretchedandyieldedmanytimesoverthesamepoints。WithrespecttotheageoftheaxesofelevationbetweenthePacificandtheCordillera,Iknowlittle: buttherearesomelineswhichmust——namely,thoserunningnorthandsouthinChiloe,thoseeightornineeastandwest,parallel,far-extended,mostsymmetricaluniclinallinesatP。Rumena,andtheshortN。W-S。E。andN。E- S。W。linesatConcepcion——havebeenupheavedlongaftertheformationoftheCordillera。Evenduringtheearthquakeof1835,whenthelinearnorthandsouthisletofSt。Marywasupliftedseveralfeetabovethesurroundingarea,weperhapsseeonefeeblestepintheformationofasubordinatemountain-axis。Insomecases,moreover,forinstance,nearthebathsofCauquenes,Iwasforciblystruckwiththesmallsizeofthebreachescutthroughtheexteriormountain-ranges,comparedwiththesizeofthesamevalleyshigherupwhereenteringtheCordillera;andthiscircumstanceappearedtomescarcelyexplicable,exceptontheideaoftheexteriorlineshavingbeensubsequentlyupthrown,andthereforehavingbeenexposedtoalessamountofdenudation。FromthemannerinwhichthefringesofgravelareprolongedinunbrokenslopesupthevalleysoftheCordillera,I inferthatmostofthegreaterdislocationstookplaceduringtheearlierpartsofthegreatelevationinmass:Ihave,however,elsewheregivenacase,andM。deTschudihasgivenanother,ofaridgethrownupinPeruacrossthebedofariver,andconsequentlyafterthefinalelevationofthecountryabovethelevelofthesea。(“ReiseinPeru“Band2s。8: Author’s“Journal“2ndeditionpage359。) Ascendingtotheoldertertiaryformations,IwillnotagainrecapitulatetheremarksalreadygivenattheendoftheFifthChapter,——ontheirgreatextent,especiallyalongtheshoresoftheAtlantic——ontheirantiquity,perhapscorrespondingwiththatoftheeocenedepositsofEurope,——onthealmostentiredissimilarity,thoughtheformationsareapparentlycontemporaneous,ofthefossilsfromtheeasternandwesterncoasts,asislikewisethecase,eveninastillmoremarkeddegree,withtheshellsnowlivingintheseoppositethoughapproximateseas,——ontheclimateofthisperiodnothavingbeenmoretropicalthanwhatmighthavebeenexpectedfromthelatitudesoftheplacesunderwhichthedepositsoccur;acircumstancerenderedwellworthyofnotice,fromthecontrastwithwhatisknowntohavebeenthecaseduringtheoldertertiaryperiodsofEurope,andlikewisefromthefactofthesouthernhemispherehavingsufferedatamuchlaterperiod,apparentlyatthesametimewiththenorthernhemisphere,acolderormoreequabletemperature,asshownbythezonesformerlyaffectedbyice-action。NorwillIrecapitulatetheproofsofthebottomofthesea,bothontheeasternandwesterncoast,havingsubsidedsevenoreighthundredfeetduringthistertiaryperiod;themovementhavingapparentlybeenco-extensive,ornearlyco-extensive,withthedepositsofthisage。NorwillIagaingivethefactsandreasoningonwhichthepropositionwasfounded,thatwhenthebedoftheseaiseitherstationaryorrising,circumstancesarefarlessfavourablethanwhenitslevelissinking,totheaccumulationofconchiferousdepositsofsufficientthickness,extension,andhardnesstoresist,whenupheaved,theordinaryvastamountofdenudation。WehaveseenthatthehighlyremarkablefactoftheabsenceofanyEXTENSIVEformationscontainingrecentshells,eitherontheeasternorwesterncoastsofthecontinent,——thoughthesecoastsnowaboundwithlivingmollusca,——thoughtheyare,andapparentlyhavealwaysbeen,asfavourableforthedepositionofsedimentastheywerewhenthetertiaryformationswerecopiouslydeposited,——andthoughtheyhavebeenupheavedtoanamountquitesufficienttobringupstratafromthedepthsthemostfertileforanimallife——canbeexplainedinaccordancewiththeaboveproposition。Asadeduction,itwasalsoattemptedtobeshown,first,thatthewantofclosesequenceinthefossilsofsuccessiveformations,andofsuccessivestagesinthesameformation,wouldfollowfromtheimprobabilityofthesameareacontinuingslowlytosubsidefromonewholeperiodtoanother,orevenduringasingleentireperiod;andsecondly,thatcertainepochshavingbeenfavourableatdistantpoints,inthesamequarteroftheworldforthesynchronousaccumulationoffossiliferousstrata,wouldfollowfrommovementsofsubsidencehavingapparently,likethoseofelevation,contemporaneouslyaffectedverylargeareas。 Thereisanotherpointwhichdeservessomenotice,namely,theanalogybetweentheupperpartsofthePatagoniantertiaryformation,aswellasoftheupperpossiblycontemporaneousbedsatChiloeandConcepcion,withthegreatgypseousformationofCordillera;forinbothformations,therocks,intheirfusiblenature,intheircontaininggypsum,andinmanyothercharacters,showaconnection,eitherintimateorremote,withvolcanicaction;andasthestratainbothwereaccumulatedduringsubsidence,itappearsatfirstnaturaltoconnectthissinkingmovementwithastateofhighactivityintheneighbouringvolcanoes。Duringthecretaceo-ooliticperiodthiscertainlyappearstohavebeenthecaseatthePuentedelInca,judgingfromthenumberofintercalatedlava-streamsinthelower3,000 feetofstrata;butgenerally,thevolcanicorificesseematthistimetohaveexistedassubmarinesolfataras,andwerecertainlyquiescentcomparedwiththeirstateduringtheaccumulationoftheporphyriticconglomerateformation。DuringthedepositionofthetertiarystrataweknowthatatS。 Cruz,delugesofbasalticlavawerepouredforth;butastheselieintheupperpartoftheseries,itispossiblethatthesubsidencemayatthattimehaveceased:atChiloe,Iwasunabletoascertaintowhatpartoftheseriesthepileoflavasbelonged。TheUspallatatuffsandgreatstreamsofsubmarinelavas,wereprobablyintermediateinagebetweenthecretaceo- ooliticandoldertertiaryformations,andweknowfromtheburiedtreesthattherewasagreatsubsidenceduringtheiraccumulation;buteveninthiscase,thesubsidencemaynothavebeenstrictlycontemporaneouswiththegreatvolcaniceruptions,forwemustbelieveinatleastoneintercalatedperiodofelevation,duringwhichthegroundwasupraisedonwhichthenowburiedtreesgrew。Ihavebeenledtomaketheseremarks,andtothrowsomedoubtonthestrictcontemporaneousnessofhighvolcanicactivityandmovementsofsubsidence,fromtheconvictionimpressedonmymindbythestudyofcoralformations,thatthesetwoactionsdonotgenerallygoonsynchronously;——onthecontrary,thatinvolcanicdistricts,subsidenceceasesassoonastheorificesburstforthintorenewedaction,andonlyrecommenceswhentheyagainhavebecomedormant。 (“TheStructureandDistributionofCoralReefs。”) Atalaterperiod,thePampeanmud,ofestuaryorigin,wasdepositedoverawidearea,——inonedistrictconformablyontheunderlyingoldtertiarystrata,andinanotherdistrictunconformablyonthem,aftertheirupheavalanddenudation。Duringandbeforetheaccumulation,however,oftheseoldtertiarystrata,and,therefore,ataveryremoteperiod,sediment,strikinglyresemblingthatofthePampas,wasdeposited;showingduringhowlongatimeinthiscasethesameagencieswereatworkinthesamearea。 ThedepositionofthePampeanestuarymudwasaccompanied,atleastinthesouthernpartsofthePampas,byanelevatorymovement,sothattheM。 HermosobedsprobablywereaccumulatedaftertheupheavalofthoseroundtheS。Ventana;andthoseatP。AltaaftertheupheavaloftheM。Hermosostrata;butthereissomereasontosuspectthatoneperiodofsubsidenceintervened,duringwhichmudwasdepositedoverthecoarsesandoftheBarrancasdeS。Gregorio,andonthehigherpartsofBandaOriental。Themammiferousanimalscharacteristicofthisformation,manyofwhichdifferasmuchfromthepresentinhabitantsofSouthAmerica,asdotheeocenemammalsofEuropefromthepresentonesofthatquarteroftheglobe,certainlyco-existedatB。Blancawithtwentyspeciesofmollusca,onebalanus,andtwocorals,allnowlivingintheadjoiningsea:thisislikewisethecaseinPatagoniawiththeMacrauchenia,whichco-existedwitheightshells,stillthecommonestkindsonthatcoast。IwillnotrepeatwhatIhaveelsewheresaid,ontheplaceofhabitation,food,widerange,andextinctionofthenumerousgiganticmammifers,whichatthislateperiodinhabitedthetwoAmericas。 ThenatureandgroupingoftheshellsembeddedintheoldtertiaryformationsofPatagoniaandChileshowus,thatthecontinentatthatperiodmusthavestoodonlyafewfathomsbelowitspresentlevel,andthatafterwardsitsubsidedoverawidearea,sevenoreighthundredfeet。Themannerinwhichithassincebeenrebroughtuptoitsactuallevel,wasdescribedindetailintheFirstandSecondChapters。ItwasthereshownthatrecentshellsarefoundontheshoresoftheAtlantic,fromTierradelFuegonorthwardforaspaceofatleast1,180nauticalmiles,andattheheightofabout100feetinLaPlata,andof400feetinPatagonia。Theelevatorymovementsonthissideofthecontinenthavebeenslow;andthecoastofPatagonia,uptotheheightinonepartof950feetandinanotherof1,200feet,ismodelledintoeightgreat,step-like,gravel-cappedplains,extendingforhundredsofmileswiththesameheights;thisfactshowsthattheperiodsofdenudation(which,judgingfromtheamountofmatterremoved,musthavebeenlongcontinued)andofelevationweresynchronousoversurprisinglygreatlengthsofcoasts。OntheshoresofthePacific,upraisedshellsofrecentspecies,generally,thoughnotalways,inthesameproportionalnumbersasintheadjoiningsea,haveactuallybeenfoundoveranorthandsouthspaceof2,075miles,andthereisreasontobelievethattheyoccuroveraspaceof2,480miles。Theelevationonthiswesternsideofthecontinenthasnotbeenequable;atValparaiso,withintheperiodduringwhichupraisedshellshaveremainedundecayedonthesurface,ithasbeen1,300feet,whilstatCoquimbo,200milesnorthward,ithasbeenwithinthissameperiodonly252feet。AtLima,thelandhasbeenupliftedatleast80feetsinceIndianmaninhabitedthatdistrict;butthelevelwithinhistoricaltimesapparentlyhassubsided。AtCoquimbo,inaheightof364feet,theelevationhasbeeninterruptedbyfiveperiodsofcomparativerest。Atseveralplacesthelandhasbeenlately,orstillis,risingbothinsensiblyandbysuddenstartsofafewfeetduringearthquake-shocks;thisshowsthatthesetwokindsofupwardmovementareintimatelyconnectedtogether。Foraspaceof775miles,upraisedrecentshellsarefoundonthetwooppositesidesofthecontinent;andinthesouthernhalfofthisspace,itmaybesafelyinferredfromtheslopeofthelanduptotheCordillera,andfromtheshellsfoundinthecentralpartofTierradelFuego,andhighuptheRiverSantaCruz,thattheentirebreadthofthecontinenthasbeenuplifted。 >Fromthegeneraloccurrenceonbothcoastsofsuccessivelinesofescarpments,ofsand-dunesandmarksoferosion,wemustconcludethattheelevatorymovementhasbeennormallyinterruptedbyperiods,whenthelandeitherwasstationary,orwhenitroseatsoslowarateasnottoresisttheaveragedenudingpowerofthewaves,orwhenitsubsided。Inthecaseofthepresenthighsea-cliffsofPatagoniaandinotheranalogousinstances,wehaveseenthatthedifficultyinunderstandinghowstratacanberemovedatthosedepthsunderthesea,atwhichthecurrentsandoscillationsofthewateraredepositingasmoothsurfaceofmud,sand,andsiftedpebbles,leadstothesuspicionthattheformationordenudationofsuchcliffshasbeenaccompaniedbyasinkingmovement。 InSouthAmerica,everythinghastakenplaceonagrandscale,andallgeologicalphenomenaarestillinactiveoperation。Weknowhowviolentatthepresentdaytheearthquakesare,wehaveseenhowgreatanareaisnowrising,andtheplainsoftertiaryoriginareofvastdimensions;analmoststraightlinecanbedrawnfromTierradelFuegofor1,600milesnorthward,andprobablyforamuchgreaterdistance,whichshallintersectnoformationolderthanthePatagoniandeposits;soequablehasbeentheupheavalofthebeds,thatthroughoutthislongline,notafaultinthestratificationorabruptdislocationwasanywhereobservable。Lookingtothebasal,metamorphic,andplutonicrocksofthecontinent,theareasformedofthemarelikewisevast;andtheirplanesofcleavageandfoliationstrikeoversurprisinglygreatspacesinuniformdirections。TheCordillera,withitspinnacleshereandthererisingupwardsoftwentythousandfeetabovethelevelofthesea,rangesinanunbrokenlinefromTierradelFuego,apparentlytotheArcticcircle。Thisgrandrangehassufferedboththemostviolentdislocations,andslow,thoughgrand,upwardanddownwardmovementsinmass;Iknownotwhetherthespectacleofitsimmensevalleys,withmountain-massesofonceliquifiedandintrusiverocksnowbaredandintersected,orwhethertheviewofthoseplains,composedofshingleandsedimenthencederived,whichstretchtothebordersoftheAtlanticOcean,isbestadaptedtoexciteourastonishmentattheamountofwearandtearwhichthesemountainshaveundergone。 TheCordillerafromTierradelFuegotoMexico,ispenetratedbyvolcanicorifices,andthosenowinactionareconnectedingreattrains。Theintimaterelationbetweentheirrecenteruptionsandtheslowelevationofthecontinentinmass,appearstomehighlyimportant,fornoexplanationoftheonephenomenoncanbeconsideredassatisfactorywhichisnotapplicabletotheother。(OntheConnectionofcertainVolcanicPhenomenainSouthAmerica:“GeologicalTransactions“volume5page609。)Thepermanenceofthevolcanicactiononthischainofmountainsis,also,astrikingfact;first,wehavethedelugesofsubmarinelavasalternatingwiththeporphyriticconglomeratestrata,thenoccasionallyfeldspathicstreamsandabundantmineralexhalationsduringthegypseousorcretaceo- ooliticperiod:thentheeruptionsoftheUspallatarange,andatanancientbutunknownperiod,whentheseacameuptotheeasternfootoftheCordillera,streamsofbasalticlavaatthefootofthePortillorange; thentheoldtertiaryeruptions;andlastly,therearehereandthereamongstthemountains,muchwornandapparentlyveryancientvolcanicformationswithoutanycraters;thereare,also,cratersquiteextinct,andothersintheconditionofsolfataras,andothersoccasionallyorhabituallyinfierceaction。HenceitwouldappearthattheCordillerahasbeen,probablywithsomequiescentperiods,asourceofvolcanicmatterfromanepochanteriortoourcretaceo-ooliticformationtothepresentday;andnowtheearthquakes,dailyrecurrentonsomepartofthewesterncoast,givelittlehopethatthesubterraneanenergyisexpended。 Recurringtotheevidencebywhichitwasshownthatsomeatleastoftheparallelridges,whichtogethercomposetheCordillera,weresuccessivelyandslowlyupthrownatwidelydifferentperiods;andthatthewholerangecertainlyonce,andalmostcertainlytwice,subsidedsomethousandfeet,andbeingthenbroughtupbyaslowmovementinmass,again,duringtheoldtertiaryformations,subsidedseveralhundredfeet,andagainwasbroughtuptoitspresentlevelbyaslowandofteninterruptedmovement;weseehowopposedisthiscomplicatedhistoryofchangesslowlyeffected,totheviewsofthosegeologistswhobelievethatthisgreatmountain-chainwasformedinlatetimesbyasingleblow。Ihaveendeavouredelsewheretoshow,thattheexcessivelydisturbedconditionofthestrataintheCordillera,sofarfromindicatingsingleperiodsofextremeviolence,presentsinsuperabledifficulties,exceptontheadmissionthatthemassesofonceliquifiedrocksoftheaxeswererepeatedlyinjectedwithintervalssufficientlylongfortheirsuccessivecoolingandconsolidation。 (“GeologicalTransactions“volume5page626。)Finally,ifwelooktotheanalogiesdrawnfromthechangesnowinprogressintheearth’scrust,whethertothemannerinwhichvolcanicmatteriserupted,ortothemannerinwhichthelandishistoricallyknowntohaverisenandsunk:oragain,ifwelooktothevastamountofdenudationwhicheverypartoftheCordillerahasobviouslysuffered,thechangesthroughwhichithasbeenbroughtintoitspresentcondition,willappearneithertohavebeentooslowlyeffected,nortohavebeentoocomplicated。 NOTE。 As,bothinFranceandEngland,translationsofapassageinProfessorEhrenberg’sMemoir,oftenreferredtointheFourthChapterofthisvolume,haveappeared,implyingthatProfessorEhrenbergbelieves,fromthecharacteroftheinfusoria,thatthePampeanformationwasdepositedbyasea-debaclerushingovertheland,Imaystate,ontheauthorityofalettertome,thatthesetranslationsareincorrect。Thefollowingisthepassageinquestion:—— “DurchBeachtungdermikroscopischenFormenhatsichnunfeststellenlassen,dasdieMastodonten-LageramLaPlataunddieKnochen-LageramMonteHermoso,whowiediederRiesen-GurtelthiereindenDunenhugelnbeiBahiaBlanca,beidesinPatagonien,unverandertebrakischeSusswasserbildungensind,dieeinstwohlsammtlichzumoberstenFluthgebiethedesMeeresimtieferenFestlandegehorten。”——“Monatsberichtenderkonigl。Akad。etc。”zuBerlinvomApril1845。 INDEX。 Abich,onanewvarietyoffeldspar。 Abrolhosislands。 AbsenceofrecentformationsontheS。Americancoasts。 AguerrosonelevationofImperial。 Albite,constituentmineralinandesite—— inrocksofTierradelFuego—— inporphyries—— crystalsof,withorthite。 Alison,Mr。onelevationofValparaiso。 Alumina,sulphateof。 AmmonitesfromConcepcion。 Amolanas,Las。 Amygdaloid,curiousvarietiesof。 AmygdaloidsoftheUspallatarange—— ofCopiapo。 AndesiteofChile—— inthevalleyofMaypu—— oftheCumbrepass—— oftheUspallatarange—— ofLosHornos—— ofCopiapo。 Anhydrite,concretionsof。 Araucaria,silicifiedwoodof。 Arica,elevationof。 Arqueros,minesof。 Ascension,gypsumdepositedon—— laminatedvolcanicrocksof。 Augiteinfragments,ingneiss—— withalbite,inlava。 Austin,Mr。R。A。C。onbentcleavagelamina。 Austin,Captain,onsea-bottom。 Australia,foliatedrocksof。 Azaralabiata,bedsof,atSanPedro。 Baculitesvagina。 BahiaBlanca,elevationof—— formationsnear—— characteroflivingshellsof。 Bahia(Brazil),elevationnear—— crystallinerocksof。 Ballard,M。ontheprecipitationofsulphateofsoda。 BandaOriental,tertiaryformationsof—— crystallinerocksof。 Barnaclesabovesea-level—— adheringtoupraisedshells。 BasaltofS。Cruz—— streamsof,inthePortillorange—— intheUspallatarange。 BasinchainsofChile。 BeagleChannel。 Beaumont,Eliede,oninclinationoflava-streams—— onviscidquartz-rocks。 Beech-tree,leavesoffossil。 Beechey,Captain,onsea-bottom。 Belcher,Lieutenant,onelevatedshellsfromConcepcion。 BellaVista,plainof。 Benza,Dr。ondecomposedgranite。 Bettington,Mr。onquadrupedstransportedbyrivers。 Blake,Mr。onthedecayofelevatedshellsnearIquique—— onnitrateofsoda。 Bole。 Bollaert,Mr。onminesofIquique。 Bones,silicified—— fossil,freshconditionof。 BottomofseaoffPatagonia。 Bougainville,onelevationoftheFalklandislands。 BoulderformationofS。Cruz—— ofFalklandislands—— anteriortocertainextinctquadrupeds—— ofTierradelFuego。 BouldersintheCordillera—— transportedbyearthquake-waves—— infine-grainedtertiarydeposits。 Brande,Mr。onamineralspring。 Bravais,M。onelevationofScandinavia。 Brazil,elevationof—— crystallinerocksof。 Broderip,Mr。onelevatedshellsfromConcepcion。 Brown,Mr。R。onsilicifiedwoodofUspallatarange。 Brown,onsilicifiedwood。 Bucalema,elevatedshellsnear。 Buch,Von,oncleavage—— oncretaceousfossilsoftheCordillera—— onthesulphureousvolcanoesofJava。 BuenosAyres。 Burchell,Mr。onelevatedshellsofBrazil。 Byron,onelevatedshells。 Cachapual,bouldersinvalleyof。 Caldcleugh,Mr。onelevationofCoquimbo—— onrocksofthePortillorange。 Callao,elevationnear—— oldtownof。 CapeofGoodHope,metamorphicrocksof。 Carchariasmegalodon。 Carpenter,Dr。onmicroscopicorganisms。 Castro(Chiloe),bedsnear。 CauquenesBaths,bouldersnear—— pebblesinporphyrynear—— volcanicformationnear—— stratificationnear。 Cavesabovesea-level。 Cervuspumilus,fossil-hornsof。 Chevalier,M。onelevationnearLima。 Chile,structureofcountrybetweentheCordilleraandthePacific—— tertiaryformationsof—— crystallinerocksin—— central,geologyof—— northern,geologyof。 Chiloe,graveloncoast—— elevationof—— tertiaryformationof—— crystallinerocksof。 Chlorite-schist,nearM。Video。 Chonosarchipelago,tertiaryformationsof—— crystallinerocksof。 Chupat,Rio,scoriaetransportedby。 Claro,Rio,fossiliferousbedsof。 Clay-shaleofLosHornos。 Clay-slate,formationof,TierradelFuego—— ofConcepcion—— feldspathic,ofChile—— oftheUspallatarange—— blacksiliceous,bandof,inporphyriticformationsofChile。 Claystoneporphyry,formationof,inChile—— originof—— eruptivesourcesof。 Cleavage,definitionof—— atBahia—— RiodeJaneiro—— Maldonado—— MonteVideo—— S。Guitru-gueyu—— FalklandI—— TierradelFuego—— ChonosI—— Chiloe—— Concepcion—— Chile—— discussionon。 Cleavage-laminaesuperficiallybent。 Cliffs,formationof。 Climate,latechangesin—— ofChileduringtertiaryperiod。 CoalofConcepcion—— S。Lorenzo。 Coast-denudationofSt。Helena。 Cobija,elevationof。 Colombia,cretaceousformationof。 ColoniadelSacramiento,elevationof—— PampeanformationnearColorado,Rio,gravelof—— sand-dunesof—— Pampeanformationnear。 Combarbala。 Concepcion,elevationof—— depositsof—— crystallinerocksof。 Conchalee,gravel-terracesof。 Concretionsofgypsum,atIquique—— insandstoneatS。Cruz—— intufaceoustuffofChiloe—— ingneiss—— inclaystone-porphyryatPortDesire—— ingneissatValparaiso—— inmetamorphicrocks—— ofanhydrite—— relationsof,toveins。 ConglomerateclaystoneofChile—— ofTenuyan—— oftheCumbrePass—— ofRioClaro—— ofCopiapo。 Cook,Captain,onformofsea-bottom。 Copiapo,elevationof—— tertiaryformationsof—— secondaryformationsof。 Copper,sulphateof—— native,atArqueros—— minesof,atPanuncillo—— veins,distributionof。 Coquimbo,elevationandterracesof—— tertiaryformationsof—— secondaryformationsof。 Corallineslivingonpebbles。 Cordillera,valleysborderedbygravelfringes—— basalstrataof—— fossilsof—— elevationof—— gypseousformationsof—— claystone-porphyriesof—— andesiticrocksof—— volcanoesof。 Coste,M。onelevationofLemus。 Coyinlet,tertiaryformationof。 CrassatellaLyellii。 Cruickshanks,Mr。onelevationnearLima。 Crystalsoffeldspar,gradualformationof,atPortDesire。 Cumbre,Passof,inCordillera。 Cuming,Mr。onhabitsoftheMesodesma—— onrangeoflivingshellsonwestcoast。 Dana,Mr。onfoliatedrocks—— onamygdaloids。 Darwin,Mount。 D’Aubuisson,onconcretions—— onfoliatedrocks。 Decay,gradual,ofupraisedshells。 Decompositionofgraniterocks。 DelaBeche,SirH。histheoreticalresearchesingeology—— ontheactionofsaltoncalcareousrocks—— onbentcleavage-laminae。 DenudationoncoastofPatagonia—— greatpowersof—— ofthePortillorange。 Deposits,saline。 Despoblado,valleyof。 Detritus,natureof,inCordillera。 Devonshire,bentcleavagein。 Dikes,ingneissofBrazil—— nearRiodeJaneiro—— pseudo,atPortDesire—— inTierradelFuego—— inChonosarchipelago,containingquartz—— nearConcepcion,withquartz—— granitic-porphyritic,atValparaiso—— rarelyvesicularinCordillera—— absentinthecentralridgesofthePortillopass—— ofthePortillorange,withgrainsofquartz—— intersectingeachotheroften—— numerousatCopiapo。 Domeyko,M。onthesilverminesofCoquimbo。 onthefossilsofCoquimbo。 D’Orbigny,M。A。onupraisedshellsofMonteVideo—— onelevatedshellsatSt。Pedro—— onelevatedshellsnearB。Ayres—— onelevationofS。Blas—— onthesuddenelevationofLaPlata—— onelevatedshellsnearCobija—— onelevatedshellsnearArica—— ontheclimateofPeru—— onsaltdepositsofCobija—— oncrystalsofgypsuminsalt-lakes—— onabsenceofgypsuminthePampeanformation—— onfossilremainsfromBahiaBlanca—— onfossilremainsfromthebanksoftheParana—— onthegeologyofSt。Fe—— ontheageofPampeanformation—— ontheMastodonAndium—— onthegeologyoftheRioNegro—— onthecharacterofthePatagonianfossils—— onfossilsfromConcepcion—— fromCoquimbo—— fromPayta—— onfossiltertiaryshellsofChile—— oncretaceousfossilsofTierradelFuego—— fromtheCordilleraofChile。 Earth,marineoriginof。 Earthenware,fossil。 Earthquake,effectof,atS。Maria—— elevationduring,atLemus—— of1822,atValparaiso—— effectsof,inshatteringsurface—— fissuresmadeby—— probableeffectsoncleavage。 EarthquakesinPampas。 Earthquake-waves,powerof,inthrowingupshells—— effectsof,nearLima—— powerof,intransportingboulders。 Edmonston,Mr。ondepthsatwhichshellsliveatValparaiso。 Ehrenberg,Professor,oninfusoriainthePampeanformation—— oninfusoriainthePatagonianformation。 ElevationofLaPlata—— Brazil—— BahiaBlanca—— SanBlas—— Patagonia—— TierradelFuego—— Falklandislands—— Pampas—— Chonosarchipelago—— Chiloe—— Chile—— Valparaiso—— Coquimbo—— Guasco—— Iquique—— Cobija—— Lima—— sudden,atS。Maria—— atLemus—— insensible,atChiloe—— atValparaiso—— atCoquimbo—— axesof,atChiloe—— atP。Rumena—— atConcepcion—— unfavourablefortheaccumulationofpermanentdeposits—— linesof,paralleltocleavageandfoliation—— linesof,obliquetofoliation—— areasof,causinglinesofelevationandcleavage—— linesof,intheCordillera—— slow,inthePortillorange—— twoperiodsof,inCordilleraofCentralChile—— oftheUspallatarange—— twoperiodsof,inCumbrePass—— horizontal,intheCordilleraofCopiapo—— axesof,coincidentwithvolcanicorifices—— oftheCordillera,summaryon。 Elliott,Captain,onhumanremains。 Ensenada,elevatedshellsof。 EntreRios,geologyof。 Equuscurvidens。 EpidoteinTierradelFuego—— ingneiss—— frequentinChile—— intheUspallatarange—— inporphyryofCoquimbo。 Erman,M。onandesite。 Escarpments,recent,ofPatagonia。 Extinctionoffossilmammifers。 Falklandislands,elevationof—— pebblesoncoast—— geologyof。 Falkner,onsalineincrustations。 Faults,great,inCordillera。 Feldspar,earthy,metamorphosisof,atPortDesire—— albitic—— crystalsof,withalbite—— orthitic,inconglomerateofTenuyan—— ingraniteofPortillorange—— inporphyriesintheCumbrePass。 Feuilleeonsea-levelatCoquimbo。 Fissures,relationsof,toconcretions—— upfilled,atPortDesire—— inclay-slate。 Fitton,Dr。onthegeologyofTierradelFuego。 Fitzroy,Captain,ontheelevationoftheFalklandislands—— ontheelevationofConcepcion。 Foliation,definitionof—— ofrocksatBahia—— RiodeJaneiro—— Maldonado—— MonteVideo—— S。Guitru-gueyu—— FalklandI—— TierradelFuego—— Chonosarchipelago—— Chiloe—— Concepcion—— Chile—— discussionon。 Forbes,ProfessorE。oncretaceousfossilsofConcepcion—— oncretaceousfossilsandsubsidenceinCumbrePass—— onfossilsfromGuasco—— fromCoquimbo—— fromCopiapo—— ondepthsatwhichshellslive。 Formation,Pampean—— areaof—— estuaryorigin—— tertiaryofEntreRios—— ofBandaOriental—— volcanic,inBandaOriental—— ofPatagonia—— summaryon—— tertiaryofTierradelFuego—— oftheChonosarchipelago—— ofChiloe—— ofChile—— ofConcepcion—— ofNavidad—— ofCoquimbo—— ofPeru—— subsidenceduring—— volcanic,ofTresMontes—— ofChiloe—— old,nearMaldonado—— withlaminarstructure—— ancient,inTierradelFuego—— recent,absentonS。Americancoast—— metamorphic,ofclaystone-porphyryofPatagonia—— foliationof—— plutonic,withlaminarstructure—— palaeozoic,oftheFalklandI—— claystone,atConcepcion—— Jurassic,ofCordillera—— Neocomian,ofthePortilloPass—— volcanic,ofCumbrePass—— gypseous,ofLosHornos—— ofCoquimbo—— ofGuasco—— ofCopiapo—— ofIquique—— cretaceo-oolitic,ofCoquimbo—— ofGuasco—— ofCopiapo—— ofIquique。 Fossils,Neocomian,ofPortilloPass—— ofCumbrePass—— secondary,ofCoquimbo—— ofGuasco—— ofCopiapo—— ofIquique—— palaeozoic,fromtheFalklands。 Fragmentsofhornblende-rockingneiss—— ofgneissingneiss。 Freyer,Lieutenant,onelevatedshellsofArica。 Frezieronsea-levelatCoquimbo。 Galapagosarchipelago,pseudo-dikesof。 Gallegos,Port,tertiaryformationof。 Garnetsingneiss—— inmica-slate—— atPanuncillo。 Gardichaud,M。ongranitesofBrazil。 Gay,M。onelevatedshells—— onbouldersintheCordillera—— onfossilsfromCordilleraofCoquimbo。 Gill,Mr。onbrickworktransportedbyanearthquake-wave。 Gillies,Dr。onheightsintheCordillera—— onextensionofthePortillorange。 GlenRoy,parallelroadsof—— slopingterracesof。 Gneiss,nearBahia—— ofRiodeJaneiro—— decompositionof。 Gold,distributionof。 Gorodona,formationsnear。 Granite,axisofoblique,tofoliation—— andesitic—— ofPortillorange—— veinsof,quartzose—— pebbleof,inporphyriticconglomerate—— conglomerate。 GrauwackeofUspallatarange。 Gravelatbottomofsea—— formationof,inPatagonia—— meansoftransportationof—— strataof,inclined。 Gravel-terracesinCordillera。 Greenough,Mr。onquartzveins。 Greenstone,resultingfrommetamorphosehornblende-rock—— ofTierradelFuego—— onthesummitoftheCampanaofQuillota—— porphyry—— relationof,toclay-slate。 Gryphaeaorientalis。 Guasco,elevationof—— secondaryformationof。 Guitru-gueyu,Sierra。 Guyana,gneissicrocksof。 Gypsum,nodulesof,ingravelatRioNegro—— depositedfromsea-water—— depositsof,atIquique—— crystalsof,insaltlakes—— inPampeanformation—— intertiaryformationofPatagonia—— greatformationof,inthePortilloPass—— intheCumbrePass—— nearLosHornos—— atCoquimbo—— atCopiapo—— nearIquique—— ofSanLorenzo。 Hall,Captain,onterracesatCoquimbo。 Hamilton,Mr。onelevationnearTacna。 Harlan,Dr。onhumanremains。 Hayes,Mr。A。onnitrateofsoda。 Henslow,Professor,onconcretions。 Herbert,Captain,onvalleysintheHimalaya。 HerraduraBay,elevatedshellsof—— tertiaryformationsof。 Himalaya,valleysin。 HippuritesChilensis。 Hitchcock,Professor,ondikes。 Honestones,pseudo,ofCoquimbo—— ofCopiapo。 Hooker,Dr。J。D。onfossilbeech-leaves。 Hopkins,Mr。onaxesofelevationobliquetofoliation—— onoriginoflinesofelevation。 Hornblende-rock,fragmentsof,ingneiss。 Hornblende-schist,nearM。Video。 Hornos,Los,sectionnear。 Hornstone,dikeof。 Horse,fossiltoothof。 Huafoisland—— subsidenceat。 Huantajaya,minesof。 Humboldt,onsalineincrustations—— onfoliationsofgneiss—— onconcretionsingneiss。 Icebergs,actiononcleavage。 Illapel,sectionnear。 Imperial,bedsofshellsnear。 Incrustations,saline。 InfusoriainPampeanformation—— inPatagonianformation。 Iodine,saltsof。 Iquique,elevationof—— saliferousdepositsof—— cretaceo-ooliticformationof。 Iron,oxideof,inlavas—— insedimentarybeds—— tendencyin,toproducehollowconcretions—— sulphateof。 Isabelle,M。onvolcanicrocksofBandaOriental。 Jointsinclay-slate。 Jukes,Mr。oncleavageinNewfoundland。 Kamtschatka,andesiteof。 Kane,Dr。ontheproductionofcarbonateofsoda。 KingGeorge’ssound,calcareousbedsof。 Lakes,originof—— fresh-water,nearsaltlakes。 Lava,basaltic,ofS。Cruz—— claystone-porphyry,atChiloe—— ancientsubmarine—— basaltic,ofthePortillorange—— feldspathic,oftheCumbrePass—— submarine,oftheUspallatarange—— basaltic,oftheUspallatarange—— submarine,ofCoquimbo—— ofCopiapo。 Lemusisland。 Lemuyislet。 LigniteofChiloe—— ofConcepcion。 Lima,elevationof。 Lime,muriateof。 LimestoneofCumbrePass—— ofCoquimbo—— ofCopiapo。 LundandClausenonremainsofcavesinBrazil。 Lund,M。ongranitesofBrazil。 Lyell,M。onupraisedshellsretainingtheircolours—— onterracesatCoquimbo—— onelevationnearLima—— onfossilhorse’stooth—— ontheboulder-formationbeinganteriortotheextinctionofNorthAmericanmammifers—— onquadrupedswasheddownbyfloods—— onageofAmericanfossilmammifers—— onchangesofclimate—— ondenudation—— onfoliation。 MacCulloch,Dr。onconcretions—— onbedsofmarble。 Maclaren,Mr。letterto,oncoral-formations。 MacraucheniaPatachonica。 Madeira,subsidenceof。 Magellan,Strait,elevationnear,of。 Magnesia,sulphateof,inveins。 Malcolmson,Dr。ontreescarriedouttosea。 Maldonado,elevationof—— Pampeanformationof—— crystallinerocksof。 Mammalia,fossil,ofBahiaBlanca—— nearSt。Fe—— ofBandaOriental—— ofSt。Julian—— atPortGallegos—— washeddownbyfloods—— numberofremainsof,andrangeof,inPampas。 Man,skeletonsof(Brazil)—— remainsof,nearLima—— Indian,antiquityof。 Marble,bedsof。 Maricongo,ravineof。 Marsden,onelevationofSumatra。 MastodonAndium,remainsof—— rangeof。 Maypu,Rio,mouthof,withupraisedshells—— gravelfringesof—— debouchementfromtheCordillera。 Megalonyx,rangeof。 Megatherium,rangeof。 Miers,Mr。onelevatedshells—— ontheheightoftheUspallataplain。 Minas,Las。 MochaIsland,elevationof—— tertiaryformof—— subsidenceat。 Molina,onagreatflood。 MonteHermoso,elevationof—— fossilsof。 MonteVideo,elevationof—— Pampeanformationof—— crystallinerocksof。 MorrisandSharpe,Messrs。onthepalaeozoicfossilsoftheFalklands。 Mud,Pampean—— longdepositedonthesamearea。 Murchison,SirR。oncleavage—— onwavestransportinggravel—— onoriginofsaltformations—— ontherelationsofmetalliferousveinsandintrusiverocks—— ontheabsenceofgraniteintheUral。 Nautilusd’Orbignyanus。 Navidad,tertiaryformationsof,subsidenceof。 Negro,Rio,pumiceofpebblesof—— gravelof—— saltlakesof—— tertiarystrataof。 NorthAmerica,fossilremainsof。 NorthWales,slopingterracesabsentin—— bentcleavageof。 NeuvoGulf,plainsof—— tertiaryformationof。 Owen,Professor,onfossilmammiferousremains。 Palmer,Mr。ontransportationofgravel。 Pampas,elevationof—— earthquakesof—— formationof—— localitiesinwhichfossilmammifershavebeenfound。 Panuncillo,minesof。 Parana,Rio,onsalineincrustations—— Pampeanformationsnear—— ontheS。Tandil。 Parish,SirW。onelevatedshellsnearBuenosAyres—— onearthquakesinthePampas—— onfresh-waternearsaltlakes—— onoriginofPampeanformation。 Patagonia,elevationandplainsof—— denudationof—— gravel-formationof—— sea-cliffsof—— subsidenceduringtertiaryperiod—— crystallinerocksof。 Payta,tertiaryformationsof。 Pebblesofpumice—— decreaseinsizeonthecoastofPatagonia—— meansoftransportation—— encrustedwithlivingcorallines—— distributionof,attheeasternfootofCordillera—— dispersalof,inthePampas—— zonedwithcolour。 Pentland,Mr。onheightsintheCordillera—— onfossilsoftheCordillera。 Pernambuco。 Peru,tertiaryformationsof。 Peuquenes,Passof,intheCordillera—— ridgeof。 Pholas,elevatedshellsof。 PitchstoneofChiloe—— ofPortDesire—— nearCauquenes—— layersof,intheUspallatarange—— ofLosHornos—— ofCoquimbo。 PlainsofPatagonia—— ofChiloe—— ofChile—— ofUspallata—— oneasternfootofCordillera—— ofIquique。 Plata,La,elevationof—— tertiaryformationof—— crystallinerocksof。 Playfair,Professor,onthetransportationofgravel。 Pluclaro,axisof。 Pondicherry,fossilsof。 PorcelainrocksofPortDesire—— oftheUspallatarange。 Porphyry,pebblesof,strewedoverPatagonia。 Porphyry,claystone,ofChiloe,——ofPatagonia—— ofChile—— greenstone,ofChile—— doublycolumnar—— claystone,rare,ontheeasternsideofthePortilloPass—— brick-redandorthitic,ofCumbrePass—— intrusive,repeatedlyinjected—— claystoneoftheUspallatarange—— ofCopiapo—— eruptivesourcesof。 PortDesire,elevationandplainsof—— tertiaryformationof—— porphyriesof。 PortilloPassintheCordillera。 Portillochain—— comparedwiththatoftheUspallata。 Prefilorsea-wallofValparaiso。 PuentedelInca,sectionof。 Pumice,pebblesof—— conglomerateofR。Negro—— hillsof,intheCordillera。 PuntaAlta,elevationof—— bedsof。 Quartz-rockoftheS。Ventana—— C。Blanco—— Falklandislands—— Portillorange—— viscidityof—— veinsof,nearMonteVideo—— indikeofgreenstone—— grainsof,inmicaslate—— indikes—— veinsof,relationstocleavage。 Quillota,Campanaof。 Quintero,elevationof。 Quiriquina,elevationof—— depositsof。 Rancagua,plainof。 Rapel,R。elevationnear。 Reeks,Mr。T。hisanalysisofdecomposedshells—— hisanalysisofsalts。 Remains,human。 RiodeJaneiro,elevationnear—— crystallinerocksof。 Rivers,smallpoweroftransportingpebbles—— smallpowerof,informingvalleys—— drainageof,intheCordillera。 Roads,parallel,ofGlenRoy。 Rocks,volcanic,ofBandaOriental—— TresMontes—— Chiloe—— TierradelFuego—— withlaminarstructure。 Rodents,fossil,remainsof。 Rogers,Professor,addresstoAssociationofAmericanGeologists。 Rose,ProfessorG。onsulphateofironatCopiapo。 S。Blas,elevationof。 S。Cruz,elevationandplainsof—— valleyof—— natureofgravelinvalleyof—— boulderformationof—— tertiaryformationof—— subsidenceat。 S。FeBajada,formationsof。 S。George’sbay,plainsof。 S。Helenaisland,sea-cliffs,andsubsidenceof。 S。Josef,elevationof—— tertiaryformationof。 S。Juan,elevationnear。 S。Julian,elevationandplainsof—— saltlakeof—— earthydepositwithmammiferousremains—— tertiaryformationsof—— subsidenceat。 S。Lorenzo,elevationof—— oldsaltformationof。 S。Mary,islandof,elevationof。 S。Pedro,elevationof。 Salado,R。elevatedshellsof—— Pampeanformationof。 Salines。 Salt,withupraisedshell—— lakesof—— purityof,insaltlakes—— deliquescent,necessaryforthepreservationofmeat—— ancientformationof,atIquique—— atS。Lorenzo—— strataof,originof。 Salts,superficialdepositsof。 Sand-dunesoftheUruguay—— ofthePampas—— nearBahiaBlanca—— oftheColorado—— ofS。Cruz—— ofArica。 Sarmiento,Mount。 Schmidtmeyeronauriferousdetritus。 Schomburghk,SirR。onsea-bottom—— ontherocksofGuyana。 Scotland,slopingterracesof。 Sea,natureofbottomof,offPatagonia—— powerof,informingvalleys。 Seacliffs,formationof。 Seale,Mr。modelofSt。Helena。 SebastianBay,tertiaryformationof。 Sedgwick,Professor,oncleavage。 SerpentineofCopiapo。 Serpulae,onupraisedrocks。 Shale-rock,ofthePortilloPass—— ofCopiapo。 Shells,upraisedstateof,inPatagonia—— elevated,toosmallforhumanfood—— transportedfarinland,forfood—— upraised,proportionalnumbersvarying—— gradualdecayof—— absentonhighplainsofChile—— nearBahiaBlanca—— preservedinconcretions—— livingandfossilrangeof,onwestcoast—— living,differentontheeastandwestcoast。 ShingleofPatagonia。 Siau,M。onsea-bottom。 SilverminesofArqueros—— ofChanuncillo—— ofIquique—— distributionof。 Slip,great,atS。Cruz。 Smith,Mr。ofJordanHill,onupraisedshellsretainingtheircolours—— onMadeira—— onelevatedseaweed—— oninclinedgravelbeds。 Soda,nitrateof—— sulphateof,nearBahiaBlanca—— carbonateof。 SoundingsoffPatagonia—— inTierradelFuego。 Spirifers。 SpixandMartiusonBrazil。 Sprengelontheproductionofcarbonateofsoda。 Springs,mineral,intheCumbrePass。 Stratificationofsandstoneinmetamorphicrocks—— ofclay-slateinTierradelFuego—— oftheCordilleraofCentralChile—— littledisturbedinCumbrePass—— disturbanceof,nearCopiapo。 StreamsoflavaatS。Cruz,inclinationof—— inthePortillorange。 Stringofcottonwithfossil-shells。 Struthiolariaornata。 Studer,M。onmetamorphicrocks。 Subsidenceduringformationofsea-cliffs—— nearLima—— probable,duringPampeanformation—— necessaryfortheaccumulationofpermanentdeposits—— duringthetertiaryformationsofChileandPatagonia—— probableduringtheNeocomianformationofthePortilloPass—— probableduringtheformationofconglomerateofTenuyan—— duringtheNeocomianformationoftheCumbrePass—— oftheUspallatarange—— great,atCopiapo—— duringtheformationoftheCordillera。 Sulphur,volcanicexhalationsof。 Sumatra,promontoriesof。 Summaryontherecentelevatorymovements—— onthePampeanformation—— onthetertiaryformationsofPatagoniaandChile—— ontheChileanCordillera—— onthecretaceo-ooliticformation—— onthesubsidencesoftheCordillera—— ontheelevationoftheCordillera。 Tacna,elevationof。 Tampico,elevatedshellsnear。 Tandil,crystallinerocksof。 Tapalguen,Pampeanformationof—— crystallinerocksof。 Taylor,Mr。oncopperveinsofCuba。 TemperatureofChileduringthetertiaryperiod。 Tension,linesof,originof,axesofelevationandofcleavage。 TenuyPoint,singularsectionof。 Tenuyan,valleyof。 TerracesofthevalleyofS。Cruz—— ofequableheightsthroughoutPatagonia—— ofPatagonia,formationof—— ofChiloe—— atConchalee—— ofCoquimbo—— nothorizontalatCoquimbo—— ofGuasco—— ofS。Lorenzo—— ofgravelwithintheCordillera。 TheoriesontheoriginofthePampeanformation。 TierraAmarilla。 TierradelFuego,formofsea-bottom—— tertiaryformationsof—— clay-slateformationof—— cretaceousformationof—— crystallinerocksof—— cleavageofclay-slate。 Toscarock。 TrachyteofChiloe—— ofPortDesire—— intheCordillera。 Traditionsofpromontorieshavingbeenislands—— onchangesoflevelnearLima。 TreesburiedinplainofIquique—— silicified,vertical,oftheUspallatarange。 TresMontes,elevationof—— volcanicrocksof。 Trigonoceliainsolita。 TristanArroyo,elevatedshellsof。 Tschudi,Mr。onsubsidencenearLima。 Tuff,calcareous,atCoquimbo—— onbasin-plainnearSt。Jago—— structureof,inPampas—— originof,inPampas—— pumiceous,ofR。Negro—— NuevoGulf—— PortDesire—— S。Cruz—— Patagonia,summaryonChiloe—— formationof,inPortillochain—— greatdepositof,atCopiapo。 Tuffs,volcanic,metamorphic,ofUspallata—— ofCoquimbo。 Ulloa,onraininPeru—— onelevationnearLima。 Uruguay,Rio,elevationofcountrynear。 Uspallata,plainof—— passof—— rangeof—— concludingremarkson。 Valdivia,tertiarybedsof—— mica-slateof。 ValleyofS。Cruz,structureof—— Coquimbo—— Guasco,structureof—— Copiapo,structureof—— S。Cruz,tertiaryformationsof—— Coquimbo,geologyof—— Guasco,secondaryformationsof—— Copiapo,secondaryformationsof—— Despoblado。 ValleysintheCordilleraborderedbygravelfringes—— formationof—— intheCordillera。 Valparaiso,elevationof—— gneissof。 VeinofquartznearMonteVideo—— inmica-slate—— relationsof,tocleavage—— inatrapdike—— ofgranite,quartzose—— remarkable,ingneiss,nearValparaiso。 Veins,relationsof,toconcretions—— metalliferous,oftheUspallatarange—— metalliferous,discussionon。 Venezuela,gneissicrocksof。 Ventana,Sierra,Pampeanformationnear—— quartz-rockof。 VillaVincencioPass。 Volcan,Rio,mouthof—— fossilsof。 VolcanoesoftheCordillera—— absent,exceptnearbodiesofwater—— ancientsubmarine,inCordillera—— actionof,inrelationtochangesoflevel—— longactionof,intheCordillera。 Waferonelevatedshells。 Wavescausedbyearthquakes,powerof,intransportingboulders—— powerof,inthrowingupshells。 Weaver,Mr。onelevatedshells。 White,Martin。onsea-bottom。 Wood,silicified,ofEntreRios—— S。Cruz—— Chiloe—— Uspallatarange—— LosHornos—— Copiapo。 Yeso,Rio,andplainof。 YpunIsland,tertiaryformationof。 Zeagonite。 End