Introductory Text-book of GeologyW. Blackwood and Sons, 1869 - 194 strani |
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... 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.
... 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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... upheaval of the crust , or by the repeated accumulations of matter ejected from the interior . We can easily conceive of large areas of the earth's crust being frac- tured and borne up by volcanic force from beneath , and in this way ...
... upheaval of the crust , or by the repeated accumulations of matter ejected from the interior . We can easily conceive of large areas of the earth's crust being frac- tured and borne up by volcanic force from beneath , and in this way ...
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... upheaval took place in North Island , New Zealand ; and that in the West India islands , harbours have been sunk , towns destroyed , and rivers changed from their former courses . 27. The gradual Crust - Motions ( whether elevations or ...
... upheaval took place in North Island , New Zealand ; and that in the West India islands , harbours have been sunk , towns destroyed , and rivers changed from their former courses . 27. The gradual Crust - Motions ( whether elevations or ...
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... upheaval and disruption , volcanic agency also produces a peculiar class of rocks ; and these are found abundantly in all regions , from the recent lavas of Etna and Vesuvius to the basalts , greenstones , and granites of our older ...
... upheaval and disruption , volcanic agency also produces a peculiar class of rocks ; and these are found abundantly in all regions , from the recent lavas of Etna and Vesuvius to the basalts , greenstones , and granites of our older ...
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... upheaval from within , the waste and degradation to which the Earth's crust is exposed from without , and thus to preserve that variety of superficial conditions , so indispensable to the variety and wellbeing of vegetable and animal ...
... upheaval from within , the waste and degradation to which the Earth's crust is exposed from without , and thus to preserve that variety of superficial conditions , so indispensable to the variety and wellbeing of vegetable and animal ...
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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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