The Student's Handbook of Physical GeologyG. Bell, 1892 - 666 pages |
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... Action . CHAPTER III . - VOLCANOES ( continued ) Examples of Volcanic Action : -Vesuvius , Lipari Is- lands , Etna , Hawaii . Volcanic Islands and Submarine Volcanoes . CHAPTER IV . -EARTHQUAKES Connection with Volcanoes . Nature and ...
... Action . CHAPTER III . - VOLCANOES ( continued ) Examples of Volcanic Action : -Vesuvius , Lipari Is- lands , Etna , Hawaii . Volcanic Islands and Submarine Volcanoes . CHAPTER IV . -EARTHQUAKES Connection with Volcanoes . Nature and ...
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... Action of Rain , its Chemical Action , and Mechanical Effects . Action of Wind . Action of Heat and Cold . Frost . General Results . Definition of Terms . CHAPTER VII . — UNDERGROUND CIRCULATION OF WATER . 108 Causes of Springs ...
... Action of Rain , its Chemical Action , and Mechanical Effects . Action of Wind . Action of Heat and Cold . Frost . General Results . Definition of Terms . CHAPTER VII . — UNDERGROUND CIRCULATION OF WATER . 108 Causes of Springs ...
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... Action of Ice . CHAPTER XV . - MARINE DEPOSITS . Calcareous . • 1. Chemical Precipitates ; Action of Marine Organisms ; Calcareous Mud . 2. Accumulations of Organic Débris ; Shell Sands ; Limestone Banks ; Coral - reefs ; Theories of ...
... Action of Ice . CHAPTER XV . - MARINE DEPOSITS . Calcareous . • 1. Chemical Precipitates ; Action of Marine Organisms ; Calcareous Mud . 2. Accumulations of Organic Débris ; Shell Sands ; Limestone Banks ; Coral - reefs ; Theories of ...
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... action of these gases on the materials of the cooling lavas and surrounding rocks , a number of secondary products are formed , consisting of the chlorides and sulphates of various earths , sulphur and sulphides of certain metals . When ...
... action of these gases on the materials of the cooling lavas and surrounding rocks , a number of secondary products are formed , consisting of the chlorides and sulphates of various earths , sulphur and sulphides of certain metals . When ...
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... Action . - This is rather an abstruse subject upon which to enter near the begin- ning of a treatise on Geology , but we shall endeavour to put the results of recent researches as simply and briefly as possible . With respect to the ...
... Action . - This is rather an abstruse subject upon which to enter near the begin- ning of a treatise on Geology , but we shall endeavour to put the results of recent researches as simply and briefly as possible . With respect to the ...
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acid action agencies altered alumina amount anticlinal augite basalt beds blocks bottom calcareous calcite called carbonate of lime carbonic acid chalk channel chemical clay cleavage cliffs coast colour consists coral cracks crystalline crystals currents débris denudation deposits depth described detrition distance district dolerite dykes earth earth's crust Edited elevation erosion eruptions fault feet felspar fissures formation formed fragments Geol Geology glacier glauconite gneiss gradually granite greensand ground hills horizontal hornblende igneous rocks iron island Jukes lakes land lava layers limestone magnesia mass material metamorphic mica miles mineral mountain occur original Orthoclase outcrop oxide particles pebbles planes porphyritic portion pressure produced quartz rain reefs ridge rise river sand sandstone schist shale shells shore side siliceous slope soil solution sometimes stones strata stratified rocks stream structure surface thickness tion tract Translated unconformity valley vertical volcanic