The Student's Handbook of Physical GeologyG. Bell, 1892 - 666 pages |
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... DEPOSITS Mechanical Deposits : -Soil , Rainwash , etc. Mountain Screes and Breccias . Clay with Flints and Red Earth , Cave - earth . Kaolin . Loess . Blown Sand . Chemical Deposits : -Stalagmite , Gypsum , Sinter . Organic Deposits ...
... DEPOSITS Mechanical Deposits : -Soil , Rainwash , etc. Mountain Screes and Breccias . Clay with Flints and Red Earth , Cave - earth . Kaolin . Loess . Blown Sand . Chemical Deposits : -Stalagmite , Gypsum , Sinter . Organic Deposits ...
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... Deposits in Shallow Seas . Limits of Terrigenous Deposits . Deposits due to Action of Ice . CHAPTER XV . - MARINE DEPOSITS . Calcareous . • 1. Chemical Precipitates ; Action of Marine Organisms ; Calcareous Mud . 2. Accumulations of ...
... Deposits in Shallow Seas . Limits of Terrigenous Deposits . Deposits due to Action of Ice . CHAPTER XV . - MARINE DEPOSITS . Calcareous . • 1. Chemical Precipitates ; Action of Marine Organisms ; Calcareous Mud . 2. Accumulations of ...
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... deposit , per- ceived that the underlying surface was covered with bar- nacles still firmly adhering to the rocks ... deposits containing sea - shells of re- cent species occur at elevations of 600 and even 700 feet , according to Mr ...
... deposit , per- ceived that the underlying surface was covered with bar- nacles still firmly adhering to the rocks ... deposits containing sea - shells of re- cent species occur at elevations of 600 and even 700 feet , according to Mr ...
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... deposits of earth enclosing the bones of the various animals which formerly inhabited the cavern , bears , wolves , hyænas , etc. These cave - deposits will be described on a future page ( Chapter XI ) . One of the largest caverns in ...
... deposits of earth enclosing the bones of the various animals which formerly inhabited the cavern , bears , wolves , hyænas , etc. These cave - deposits will be described on a future page ( Chapter XI ) . One of the largest caverns in ...
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... deposits that may previously have accumulated in the valley , and will sweep the materials onward to swell its terminal moraine . Any hollows or depressions which may have existed in the valley , and were , perhaps , filled up with ...
... deposits that may previously have accumulated in the valley , and will sweep the materials onward to swell its terminal moraine . Any hollows or depressions which may have existed in the valley , and were , perhaps , filled up with ...
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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