The first high temperature experiments on natural rocks were carried out by Sir James Hall, and the results published in the "Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh" in 1798. In these experiments, Hall heated a number of rocks in a furnace that was used for making bricks. The temperature was measured by means or a resistance thermometer (the first of its kind) which was constructed by Wedgwood. Hall found that hornblende and other mafic minerals were the first to melt when the rocks were heated. These minerals vitrified at moderate heat but the feldspar remained unchanged.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.109553 |
| Date | January 1953 |
| Creators | McCuaig, James. A. |
| Contributors | Kranck, E. (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Doctor of Philosophy. (Department of Earth Sciences.) |
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| Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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