The Student's Handbook of Physical GeologyG. Bell, 1892 - 666 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 64
Page v
... natural and the best fitted for the gradual development of the subject . Dry details respecting minerals and rocks are apt to discourage the young student if he is obliged to master them before coming to the descriptive branches of ...
... natural and the best fitted for the gradual development of the subject . Dry details respecting minerals and rocks are apt to discourage the young student if he is obliged to master them before coming to the descriptive branches of ...
Page vi
Alfred John Jukes-Browne. division of the subject , and its natural place in a text - book seems to be immediately after the sections on Dynamical and Structural Geology . I agree with Mr. G. K. Gilbert of the U. S. Geological Survey ...
Alfred John Jukes-Browne. division of the subject , and its natural place in a text - book seems to be immediately after the sections on Dynamical and Structural Geology . I agree with Mr. G. K. Gilbert of the U. S. Geological Survey ...
Page 2
... natural philosophers had described the pheno- mena of volcanoes and earthquakes , rivers and glaciers , tides and currents ; until biologists had described and classified the greater number of existing animals and plants -it was not ...
... natural philosophers had described the pheno- mena of volcanoes and earthquakes , rivers and glaciers , tides and currents ; until biologists had described and classified the greater number of existing animals and plants -it was not ...
Page 3
... natural and artificial excava- tions , he must make out the internal structure or solid geometry of every district , and note all the facts which will enable him to explain the geological history of each natural province or area , until ...
... natural and artificial excava- tions , he must make out the internal structure or solid geometry of every district , and note all the facts which will enable him to explain the geological history of each natural province or area , until ...
Page 5
... natural operations which are now in progress upon the earth , and of the changes which they bring about , were aptly termed by Sir Charles Lyell , " the Principles of Geology " ; since it is only by a careful study of the changes which ...
... natural operations which are now in progress upon the earth , and of the changes which they bring about , were aptly termed by Sir Charles Lyell , " the Principles of Geology " ; since it is only by a careful study of the changes which ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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