Geology of Turkestan

Abstract

FOR several years past all who take an interest in Central Asia have followed with great interest the yearly reports published by Profs. Romanovsky and Moushketoff on their geological explorations in the mountains of the Tian-Shan, the high plateaux of the Pamir, and the lowlands of the Amu-daria. The ex tensive character of these explorations, prosecuted for several consecutive years, and the practical experience of the two Russian geologists promised that new light would soon be thrown on several important but doubtful points in the geology of this most interesting region; but the appearance of their works has been delayed for some years. We have, however, now before us the first volume of M. MoushketofPs work, and when the whole, which will comprise three large volumes, as also M. Romanov-sky's work on the same subject, is published, we shall have an almost complete picture of the geology of this region which contains the key to so many important geological questions in Europe.

Turkestan; a Geological and Orographical Description based upon Data collected during the Journeys of 1874 to 1880.

By J. V. Moushketoff. Pp. 714. With Map and Engravings. Russian. (St. Petersburg, 1886.)