Class-book of GeologyMacmillan and Company, 1890 - 516 páginas |
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... granite upwards into soil 4. Talus - slopes at the foot of a line of cliffs 5. Section of rain - wash or brick - earth 15 15 19 20 21 25 30 33333 35 6. Sand - dunes 7. Erosion of limestone by the solvent action of a peaty stream , Dur ...
... granite upwards into soil 4. Talus - slopes at the foot of a line of cliffs 5. Section of rain - wash or brick - earth 15 15 19 20 21 25 30 33333 35 6. Sand - dunes 7. Erosion of limestone by the solvent action of a peaty stream , Dur ...
Página xvi
... granite by the sea on the coast of Aberdeenshire . 27. The Stacks of Duncansby , Caithness , a wave - beaten coast - line 28. Section of submarine plain . • · 29. Storm - beach ponding back a stream and forming a lake ; west coast of ...
... granite by the sea on the coast of Aberdeenshire . 27. The Stacks of Duncansby , Caithness , a wave - beaten coast - line 28. Section of submarine plain . • · 29. Storm - beach ponding back a stream and forming a lake ; west coast of ...
Página xvii
... granite 164 78. Columnar basalts of the Isle of Staffa , resting upon tuff ( to the right is Fingal's Cave ) 79. Section of stratified rock • 80. Section showing alternation of beds 166 • 172 174 81. False - bedded sandstone 82. Ripple ...
... granite 164 78. Columnar basalts of the Isle of Staffa , resting upon tuff ( to the right is Fingal's Cave ) 79. Section of stratified rock • 80. Section showing alternation of beds 166 • 172 174 81. False - bedded sandstone 82. Ripple ...
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... Granite - boss with ring of Contact - Metamorphism 203 107. Intrusive Sheet • • 108. Interstratified or contemporaneous Sheets 204 205 109. Section to illustrate evidence of contemporaneous volcanic action 110. Map of Dykes near ...
... Granite - boss with ring of Contact - Metamorphism 203 107. Intrusive Sheet • • 108. Interstratified or contemporaneous Sheets 204 205 109. Section to illustrate evidence of contemporaneous volcanic action 110. Map of Dykes near ...
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... granite , mortar , wood , brass , or iron , have been chosen by an architect . But much more important is it to inquire how these various substances have been grouped together so as to form such a building . In like manner , besides the ...
... granite , mortar , wood , brass , or iron , have been chosen by an architect . But much more important is it to inquire how these various substances have been grouped together so as to form such a building . In like manner , besides the ...
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