Introductory Text-book of GeologyW. Blackwood and Sons, 1869 - 194 strani |
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... , and upheavals among the strata of the rocky crust be ascribed to the operation of similar agents in remote and distant epochs . 7. By the study of existing operations , we thus get a clue to the history of the globe ; and the task is.
... , and upheavals among the strata of the rocky crust be ascribed to the operation of similar agents in remote and distant epochs . 7. By the study of existing operations , we thus get a clue to the history of the globe ; and the task is.
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... existing races , we are enabled to determine many of the past conditions of the world with considerable certainty . 8. By examining , noting , and comparing as indicated in the preceding paragraphs , the geologist finds that the strata ...
... existing races , we are enabled to determine many of the past conditions of the world with considerable certainty . 8. By examining , noting , and comparing as indicated in the preceding paragraphs , the geologist finds that the strata ...
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... existing races , would be the triumph , as it is now the aim , of all true geology . Theoretical and Practical Bearings of the Science . 9. Such are the objects and scope of what may be termed THE- ORETICAL GEOLOGY - a science of ...
... existing races , would be the triumph , as it is now the aim , of all true geology . Theoretical and Practical Bearings of the Science . 9. Such are the objects and scope of what may be termed THE- ORETICAL GEOLOGY - a science of ...
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... existing sediments , so with the strata constituting the solid crust : the lowest must have been formed first , the series beneath must be older than that above it ; strata abounding in shells , corals , and other marine remains must ...
... existing sediments , so with the strata constituting the solid crust : the lowest must have been formed first , the series beneath must be older than that above it ; strata abounding in shells , corals , and other marine remains must ...
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... existing . SECONDARY . - Embracing all the strata known as chalk , oolite , lias , coal - measures , mountain limestone , and old red sandstone . Contain fossil plants and animals of species altogether different from those now existing ...
... existing . SECONDARY . - Embracing all the strata known as chalk , oolite , lias , coal - measures , mountain limestone , and old red sandstone . Contain fossil plants and animals of species altogether different from those now existing ...
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abundant accumulations agency aqueous arrangement ATLAS basalt beds bituminous boulders building-stone calcareous Cambrian carboniferous chalk chemical chiefly clay clay-slate coal coal-measures coloured compact composed composition conglomerates coral-reefs corals cretaceous crust crustacea crystalline deposits districts drift earth Edition encrinites England eocene epoch estuaries existing felspar fishes formation forms fossils frequent fresh-water GEOGRAPHY geologists Geology globe gneiss granite gravel greenstone grits groups igneous rocks interstratified islands lakes laminated land Laurentian lava layers less lias lignite lime limestone lower marine marls masses Mesozoic Metamorphic mica mica-schist mineral mountain limestone numerous occur ocean Old Red Sandstone oolite origin PALEOZOIC peculiar period Permian plants and animals present quartz remains of plants reptiles rivers rocky sand schists Scotland seams seas sedimentary shales shell-fish shells silicious silt Silurian slates slaty species stone strata stratified rocks structure surface termed tertiary TEXT-BOOK texture thick tion trap trappean Triassic upheavals upper vegetable volcanic wealden zoophytes
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