Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 48
ueous Rocks, or rocks formed by the action of water— so these different kinds of Unstratified Rocks areoften called Igneous Rocks, or rocks formed by theaction of fire — the name being taken from the Latinword for fire. The Metamorphic Rocks are sometimesdescribed as Aqueo-igneous, since both water… … Lava-Stream on Vesuvius. 24 Wonders of Earth, Sea, and Sky- That is to say, it was supposed that fire-action had comefirst and water-action second; that the fire-made rockswere all formed in very early ages, and that only water-made rocks still continued to be formed. So the nameof Primary Rocks,…
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