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" ... about those of the igneous islands whose fires had become nearly or quite extinct; and as others in succession were extinguished, these became in their turn the sites of corals, and reefs began to form. Those lands whose volcanoes still burn, are... "
Corals and Coral Islands - Página 346
por James Dwight Dana - 1890 - 440 páginas
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American Journal of Science and Arts, Volumen63

1852 - 504 páginas
...form. Those lands whose volcanoes still burn, are yet without corals, or there are only limited patches on some favored spots. Zoophytes and volcanoes are...coral-reef seas. Along the north and northwest coast of New Holland, there appears to be little or no coral in the Gulf of Carpentaria, while some extensive...
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On Coral Reefs and Islands

James Dwight Dana - 1853 - 152 páginas
...form. Those lands whose volcanoes still burn, are yet without corals, or there are only limited patches on some favored spots. Zoophytes and volcanoes are...the liquid rock, and building up the lofty summit. Ctuiet succeeds, and then commences the work of the zoophyte beneath the sea, while verdure covers...
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The National quarterly review, ed. by E.I. Sears

Edward Isidore Sears - 1874 - 434 páginas
...• Those lands whose volcanoes still burn are yet without corals, or there are only limited patches on some favored spots. Zoophytes and volcanoes are...pouring forth the liquid rock, and building up the lofiy summit. Quiet succeeds, and then commences the work of the zoophyte beneath the sea." It is curious...
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The New Hebrides and Christian Missions: With a Sketch of the Labour Traffic ...

Robert Steel - 1880 - 536 páginas
...the fires had become nearly or quite extinct. The same distinguished scientific writer remarks that ' zoophytes and volcanoes are the land-making agents...the sea, while verdure covers the exposed heights.' On the island of Tanna there are seen masses of vitrified rock, where the marks of the waves, in which...
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Outlines of elementary physiography

George Thom (principal of Dollar inst.) - 1881 - 152 páginas
...whose volcanoes still burn are yet without corals, or there are only limited patches on some favoured spots. Zoophytes and volcanoes are the land-making...the sea, while verdure covers the exposed heights." 73. Foraminiferal Land.—The deep floor of the Atlantic is covered for many thousands of square miles...
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The American Journal of Science and Arts

1852 - 960 páginas
...form. Those lands whose volcanoes still burn, are yet without corals, or there are only limited patches on some favored spots. Zoophytes and volcanoes are...prepare the way by pouring forth the liquid rock, arid building up the lofty summit. Quiet succeeds, and then commences the work of the zoophyte beneath...
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