Excerpt from The Geology of Central and Western Fife and Kinross: Being a Description of Sheet and Parts Purrs Mr. Herbert Kynaston, one of the staff of the Geological Survey in Scotland, has studied the microscopic structure of the igneous rocks of the Lower Old Red Sandstone. And his notes are partly embodied in Chapter III. And fully given in Part II. Of the Appendix. The general petrography of the Carboniferous igneous rocks, so far as comprised in this volume, is based on the studies of Dr. F. Hatch and Professor rafts. Part III. Of the Appendix, consisting of a Bibliography of writings in which the geology of the region described in this volume is discussed or alluded to, has been prepared by Mr. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.