The Student's Handbook of Physical GeologyG. Bell, 1892 - 666 pages |
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... Lakes , of ( 1 ) Mechanical , ( 2 ) Organic , ( 3 ) Chemical Origin . Deposits in Saline Lakes . 234 PAGE CHAPTER XIV . - MARINE DEPOSITS . Mechanically formed X CONTENTS .
... Lakes , of ( 1 ) Mechanical , ( 2 ) Organic , ( 3 ) Chemical Origin . Deposits in Saline Lakes . 234 PAGE CHAPTER XIV . - MARINE DEPOSITS . Mechanically formed X CONTENTS .
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... LAKES . Plain and Plateau Lakes . Valley Lakes . CHAPTER VI . - THE ORIGIN OF CONTINENTS AND MOUN- TAIN CHAINS · • • General form of Continents . Depth of Oceans com- pared with the height of Mountains . Evidences of Com- pression ...
... LAKES . Plain and Plateau Lakes . Valley Lakes . CHAPTER VI . - THE ORIGIN OF CONTINENTS AND MOUN- TAIN CHAINS · • • General form of Continents . Depth of Oceans com- pared with the height of Mountains . Evidences of Com- pression ...
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... lakes , escarpments , and mountains . 4. Paleontology . - Under this head will be given an out- line of the laws which govern the distribution of life , both in space and time ; but to deal fully with this part of the subject a separate ...
... lakes , escarpments , and mountains . 4. Paleontology . - Under this head will be given an out- line of the laws which govern the distribution of life , both in space and time ; but to deal fully with this part of the subject a separate ...
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... lake - like surface , over which the winds have spread a coating of the finest dust . " At the further end of this plain are two tuff cones from which small lava - flows have issued , and below them are the two boccas , or low lava ...
... lake - like surface , over which the winds have spread a coating of the finest dust . " At the further end of this plain are two tuff cones from which small lava - flows have issued , and below them are the two boccas , or low lava ...
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... lake . It is stated that about fifty such lakes were formed at this time ; some of these were permanent , the course of the streams being altered , but others were gradually drained by the water overflowing and cutting a channel through ...
... lake . It is stated that about fifty such lakes were formed at this time ; some of these were permanent , the course of the streams being altered , but others were gradually drained by the water overflowing and cutting a channel through ...
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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