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III.—Notes on a Collection of Rocks from the Tonga Islands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

Alfred Harker
Alfred Harker
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Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge.
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The Tonga or Friendly Islands in the South Pacific Ocean seem to have received hitherto no attention from geologists, and I can find no published information as to their geological constitution beyond the simple record of the existence of volcanoes and coral-reefs. The material of these brief notes was mostly collected by Mr. J. J. Lister, M.A., during the cruise of H.M.S. Egeria in 1889; and, through the courtesy of Captain Wharton, R.N., F.R.S., Hydrographer to the Admiralty, I have had the opportunity of examining a few additional specimens collected by Captain C. F. Oldham, R.N., Commander of the Egeria, in 1890. In view of the general account of the islands which Mr. Lister is preparing, I notice here only such points as arise directly from an examination of the specimens.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 8 , Issue 6 , June 1891 , pp. 250 - 258
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1891

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