The Student's Handbook of Physical GeologyG. Bell and Sons, 1884 - 514 pages |
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Page vii
... suggestions that may lead to the improvement of the work , should it be fortunate enough to reach a second edition . A. J. JUKES - BROWNE . Jan. 6 , 1884 . INTRODUCTION CONTENTS . PART I. - DYNAMICAL GEOLOGY . SECTION PREFACE . vii.
... suggestions that may lead to the improvement of the work , should it be fortunate enough to reach a second edition . A. J. JUKES - BROWNE . Jan. 6 , 1884 . INTRODUCTION CONTENTS . PART I. - DYNAMICAL GEOLOGY . SECTION PREFACE . vii.
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... edition , p . 113 . 2 Taken from Professor Green's " Physical Geology , " third edition , p . 485 . and wells , viz . , about 1 ° for 16 [ SEC . I. INFLUENCE OF INTERNAL CAUSES .
... edition , p . 113 . 2 Taken from Professor Green's " Physical Geology , " third edition , p . 485 . and wells , viz . , about 1 ° for 16 [ SEC . I. INFLUENCE OF INTERNAL CAUSES .
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... Charles Lyell gives the following account of one which opened in the plain of St. Lio , near Etna : ' — 166 Principles of Geology , " tenth edition , vol . ii . p . 21 . " A fissure 6 feet broad , and of unknown CHAP . II . ] 27 VOLCANOES .
... Charles Lyell gives the following account of one which opened in the plain of St. Lio , near Etna : ' — 166 Principles of Geology , " tenth edition , vol . ii . p . 21 . " A fissure 6 feet broad , and of unknown CHAP . II . ] 27 VOLCANOES .
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... of Geology , " seventh edition , p . 843 et seq . , and are chiefly compiled from the writings of Mr. Poulett Scrope . principal mountains , Ischia and Vesuvius ; the latter seems 28 [ SEC . I. INFLUENCE OF INTERNAL CAUSES .
... of Geology , " seventh edition , p . 843 et seq . , and are chiefly compiled from the writings of Mr. Poulett Scrope . principal mountains , Ischia and Vesuvius ; the latter seems 28 [ SEC . I. INFLUENCE OF INTERNAL CAUSES .
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... edition , p . 225 . See Lyell's Principles . " tenth edition , vol . ii . p . 66 , and Fouqué's " Santorin et ses Eruptions . " Paris , 4to , 1880 . CON CHAPTER IIL EARTHQUAKES . CONNECTION between Volcanoes and Earth- 36 [ SEC . I ...
... edition , p . 225 . See Lyell's Principles . " tenth edition , vol . ii . p . 66 , and Fouqué's " Santorin et ses Eruptions . " Paris , 4to , 1880 . CON CHAPTER IIL EARTHQUAKES . CONNECTION between Volcanoes and Earth- 36 [ SEC . I ...
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accumulated acid action alumina amount angles anticlinal augite basalt beds blocks bottom calcareous called carbonate of lime carbonic acid chalk chemical clay cleavage cliffs coal coast colour consist containing coral cracks crystalline crystals denudation deposits depth described detrition distance district dolerite dykes earth earth's crust elevation erosion excavated fault feet felspar fissures Foraminifera formation formed fragments Geol glacier glauconite gradually granite greensand ground hills horizontal hornblende igneous rocks island joints Jukes lake land lava layers less limestone magnesia mass material matter metamorphic metamorphic rocks mica miles mineral mountain observed occur origin Orthoclase outcrops particles pebbles planes porphyritic portion present pressure produced quartz rain reef river salt sand sandstone shales shells shore side siliceous Silurian slope solid solution sometimes stones strata stratified rocks stream structure sulphate surface synclinal thickness tide tion Trans valley vertical volcanic waves