Introductory Text-book of GeologyW. Blackwood and Sons, 1869 - 194 páginas |
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abundant accumulations agency America animals appear areas arrangement aspect beds calcareous called carboniferous chalk character chemical chiefly clay close coal coal-measures coloured compact composed composition consists contain corals crust crystalline deposits developed distinct districts drift earth Edition elevated England epoch estuaries evidence existing fact feet fishes formation forms fossils frequent GEOGRAPHY geologists Geology globe granite gravel groups hills important islands Italy known lakes land layers less lignite lime limestone lower marine marls masses material matter mineral mountain nature North numerous occur ocean Old Red Sandstone older oolite operations organic origin period physical plants plants and animals pleistocene portion position present recent regarded regions remains reptiles respect rivers rocks sand seas shales shells shores Silurian similar slates species stone strata stratified structure succession surface termed tertiary thick tion trap true upper usually varieties vegetable volcanic whole
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