The Student's Handbook of Physical GeologyG. Bell, 1892 - 666 pages |
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... Clay with Flints and Red Earth , Cave - earth . Kaolin . Loess . Blown Sand . Chemical Deposits : -Stalagmite , Gypsum , Sinter . Organic Deposits : -Mould . Peat . Mangrove Swamps . CHAPTER XII . - FLUVIATILE DEPOSITS Tufa , 188 · 216 ...
... Clay with Flints and Red Earth , Cave - earth . Kaolin . Loess . Blown Sand . Chemical Deposits : -Stalagmite , Gypsum , Sinter . Organic Deposits : -Mould . Peat . Mangrove Swamps . CHAPTER XII . - FLUVIATILE DEPOSITS Tufa , 188 · 216 ...
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... Clay . Radiolarian Ooze . Diatom Ooze . Rarity of Oceanic Deposits among Stratified Rocks . PART II . - STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY . CHAPTER I. - CRYSTALS AND ROCK - FORMING MINERALS Chemical Elements and Compounds . Crystallography . Rock ...
... Clay . Radiolarian Ooze . Diatom Ooze . Rarity of Oceanic Deposits among Stratified Rocks . PART II . - STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY . CHAPTER I. - CRYSTALS AND ROCK - FORMING MINERALS Chemical Elements and Compounds . Crystallography . Rock ...
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... clay or rock . Most of " Good Words , " 1868 , p . 62. See also " The Scenery and Geology of Scotland , " second edition , 1887 , p . 38 . the seaport towns are built upon this level terrace , 72 [ SEC . I. DYNAMICAL GEOLOGY .
... clay or rock . Most of " Good Words , " 1868 , p . 62. See also " The Scenery and Geology of Scotland , " second edition , 1887 , p . 38 . the seaport towns are built upon this level terrace , 72 [ SEC . I. DYNAMICAL GEOLOGY .
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... clay , and brought to light two perfect heads of the extinct elephant known as the Mammoth . 2. A submerged forest of large exent exists off the north coast of Norfolk from Hunstanton to Brancaster Bay . The portion exposed at low ...
... clay , and brought to light two perfect heads of the extinct elephant known as the Mammoth . 2. A submerged forest of large exent exists off the north coast of Norfolk from Hunstanton to Brancaster Bay . The portion exposed at low ...
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... clay or kaolin ( silicate of alumina ) and partly as sand ( particles of quartz ) . The large deposits of kaolin ( or china clay ) in Cornwall illustrate the enormous destruction of granite which has there taken place . Orthoclase ...
... clay or kaolin ( silicate of alumina ) and partly as sand ( particles of quartz ) . The large deposits of kaolin ( or china clay ) in Cornwall illustrate the enormous destruction of granite which has there taken place . Orthoclase ...
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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