Author: Percival Gerald CoorayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
An Introduction to the Geology of Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
Author: Percival Gerald CoorayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Ecology and Biogeography in Sri Lanka
Author: C.H. FernandoPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400965451
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 511
Book Description
When the late Professor Joachim Illies suggested in 1980 that I edit a volume of the Monographiae Biologicae on Sri Lanka, I was glad to accept the challenge. Although I had spent only six years of my research and teaching career in Sri Lanka, I had made personal contact or corresponded with many scientists who had worked in, still work in, or who have studied material from Sri Lanka. The present domicile of the authors of the chapters in this volume shows the wide geographic spread of interest in Sri Lanka, and indicates also the dispersion of Sri Lankan scientists like myself. Sri Lanka has had a relatively long history of indigenous scientific research in the natural sciences. From the early work of Kelaart (1852, Prodromous Fauna Zeylanicae, Ceylon Govt. Press, 250 pp.) to the present time, there has been a more or less sustained research effort in the natural sciences. The Colombo Museum, which celebrated its centenary only a few years ago, and the world famous Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, served as repositories and bases for continued research on the fauna and flora. There are a number of land marks in these studies.
The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London
Author: Geological Society of LondonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 958
Book Description
Vols. 1-108 include Proceedings of the society (separately paged, beginning with v. 30)
The geology of Ceylon
Author: Frank Dawson AdamsRecent Advances in the Geology of Sri Lanka
Author: C. B. DissanayakePublisher: Cifeg
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 114
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Gemstones and Their Origins
Author: P.C. KellerPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1468466747
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
Each gem deposit-whether of primary origin in the parent rocks; or secondary as alluvial placers in valley floors, river gravels, or the sand of oceanic shelves presents an eloquent chronicle of the Earth's life story. It reveals to the expert the prodigious processes which formed the present crust of our planet, of which this volume discloses a small but exciting detail. The materials of the Earth's crust are the rocks. In this book, the author expounds on how they were formed, why they altered, why they became the cradles of precious gemstones, how they are categorized, and how they are now exploited by man. What initiates the growth of gemstones? How do they crystallize? Why do gemstones of the same species, originating from different sources, vary? What causes the occurrence of varieties? Why do diamonds, unlike other precious stones, occur not near the Earth's surface in its crust, but deep down beneath it in the upper mantle? These are only a few of the entrancing subjects discussed in this enlightening volume. The reader learns that the Earth is surprisingly alive and altering constantly-sometimes through slow and equable changes and at times by violent and tremendous cataclysms, events from which gemstones issue.
A Bibliography of Indian Geology
Author: Geological Survey of IndiaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 616
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Journal of the Geological Society of Sri Lanka
Author: An Introduction to the Geology of Ceylon
Author: Percival Gerald CoorayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
The Geology of Ceylon
Author: Frank Dawson AdamsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cenosite
Languages : en
Pages : 794
Book Description