The Student's Handbook of Physical GeologyG. Bell and Sons, 1884 - 514 pages |
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... FAULTS OR DISLOCATIONS Throw and Hade . Effects of movement along lines of fracture . Compound Faults . Effects of Faults on outcrop . Extent and Dying out . Origin of Faults . Mineral veins . CHAPTER IX . - UNCONFORMITY AND OVERLAP ...
... FAULTS OR DISLOCATIONS Throw and Hade . Effects of movement along lines of fracture . Compound Faults . Effects of Faults on outcrop . Extent and Dying out . Origin of Faults . Mineral veins . CHAPTER IX . - UNCONFORMITY AND OVERLAP ...
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... SURFACES • Evidence from ( 1 ) outcrop of strata ; ( 2 ) from faults ; ( 3 ) from outliers and inliers ; ( 4 ) from mountains of upheaval . General conclusions . 408 430 455 467 486 ERRATA . Page 5 , line 35 , for Physical xii CONTENTS .
... SURFACES • Evidence from ( 1 ) outcrop of strata ; ( 2 ) from faults ; ( 3 ) from outliers and inliers ; ( 4 ) from mountains of upheaval . General conclusions . 408 430 455 467 486 ERRATA . Page 5 , line 35 , for Physical xii CONTENTS .
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... fault by geologists . 1 From this it has been calculated that the mean depth of the body of water through which it moved , viz . , the North Pacific , was 14,190 feet . 2 See the account in Lyell's " Principles , " vol . ii . ch . xxix ...
... fault by geologists . 1 From this it has been calculated that the mean depth of the body of water through which it moved , viz . , the North Pacific , was 14,190 feet . 2 See the account in Lyell's " Principles , " vol . ii . ch . xxix ...
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... fault or fracture which was traced for a distance of 90 miles . The course of the fault along the base of the hills was rendered visible by a nearly perpendicular cliff of fresh aspect about 9 feet in height . It was marked moreover in ...
... fault or fracture which was traced for a distance of 90 miles . The course of the fault along the base of the hills was rendered visible by a nearly perpendicular cliff of fresh aspect about 9 feet in height . It was marked moreover in ...
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... such a dislocation forming a fault in the rocks below . Rivers are occasionally engulfed in these fissures , and pursue an underground CHAP . III . ] 47 EARTHQUAKES . mena and Effects Instances of Earthquakes Summary Surface Effects.
... such a dislocation forming a fault in the rocks below . Rivers are occasionally engulfed in these fissures , and pursue an underground CHAP . III . ] 47 EARTHQUAKES . mena and Effects Instances of Earthquakes Summary Surface Effects.
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