Excerpt from Chemical Analyses of Igneous Rocks Published From 1884 to 1900: With a Critical Discussion of the Character and Use of Analyses The crystallographic and optical properties of the constituent minerals and the details of texture are no longer the main subjects of investigation, but are finding their place with the chemistry of rocks and the broad and far-reaching studies based On this. The microscope is sharing the throne with the balance. 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.