The Student's Handbook of Physical GeologyG. Bell, 1892 - 666 pages |
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... and the possibility of a thin crust resting in hydrostatic equilibrium on a denser substratum . ( " On the Solar Parallax , " Washington , 1891. ) tracts of ground , and often produce permanent changes in 18 [ SEC . I. DYNAMICAL GEOLOGY .
... and the possibility of a thin crust resting in hydrostatic equilibrium on a denser substratum . ( " On the Solar Parallax , " Washington , 1891. ) tracts of ground , and often produce permanent changes in 18 [ SEC . I. DYNAMICAL GEOLOGY .
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Alfred John Jukes-Browne. tracts of ground , and often produce permanent changes in the relative level of land and sea ; and lastly , there is evidence to prove that slow and gradual movements of the crust have been in progress over ...
Alfred John Jukes-Browne. tracts of ground , and often produce permanent changes in the relative level of land and sea ; and lastly , there is evidence to prove that slow and gradual movements of the crust have been in progress over ...
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... tracts of the adjoining country were covered with a thick blanket of ashes , and fine dust fell in considerable quantities over certain parts of Norway and Sweden . The great eruption of Krakatau , between Java and Sumatra , in 1883 ...
... tracts of the adjoining country were covered with a thick blanket of ashes , and fine dust fell in considerable quantities over certain parts of Norway and Sweden . The great eruption of Krakatau , between Java and Sumatra , in 1883 ...
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... tract of land , and therefore an island , because the sea has overflowed the ground on which it stands ; or , it may have been built up from the sea - bottom , repeated eruptions increasing the height of the volcano till it lifts its ...
... tract of land , and therefore an island , because the sea has overflowed the ground on which it stands ; or , it may have been built up from the sea - bottom , repeated eruptions increasing the height of the volcano till it lifts its ...
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... tract , or , as is most probable , with the liquid substratum which is supposed to underlie the earth's crust ( see p . 17 ) . The connection between the two sets of phenomena is also shown in other ways . Mr. Mallet , ' who first ...
... tract , or , as is most probable , with the liquid substratum which is supposed to underlie the earth's crust ( see p . 17 ) . The connection between the two sets of phenomena is also shown in other ways . Mr. Mallet , ' who first ...
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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