The Student's Handbook of Physical GeologyG. Bell and Sons, 1884 - 514 pages |
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Page 18
... similar to oceanic tides . He says that , " the solid crust would yield so freely to the deforming influence of the sun and moon , that it would simply carry the waters of the ocean up and down with it , and there would be no sensible ...
... similar to oceanic tides . He says that , " the solid crust would yield so freely to the deforming influence of the sun and moon , that it would simply carry the waters of the ocean up and down with it , and there would be no sensible ...
Page 27
... similar to those assumed by starch and other substances in passing slowly from a fluid to a solid state . This structure will be more particularly described in Part II . Slow - moving lavas are frequently congealed before they arrive at ...
... similar to those assumed by starch and other substances in passing slowly from a fluid to a solid state . This structure will be more particularly described in Part II . Slow - moving lavas are frequently congealed before they arrive at ...
Page 31
... similar to those which removed the central portion of Somma , before the modern cone of Vesuvius was built up . If so , the new cone , which forms the present summit of Etna , did not rise within the old crater , but quite outside its ...
... similar to those which removed the central portion of Somma , before the modern cone of Vesuvius was built up . If so , the new cone , which forms the present summit of Etna , did not rise within the old crater , but quite outside its ...
Page 49
... similar changes in the level of the land , the movements taking place quite gradually and imper- ceptibly , not by jumps and starts as in the case of earth- quakes . There is also reason to believe that both kinds of move- ment may take ...
... similar changes in the level of the land , the movements taking place quite gradually and imper- ceptibly , not by jumps and starts as in the case of earth- quakes . There is also reason to believe that both kinds of move- ment may take ...
Page 51
... similar up- ward movements have taken place in many other parts of the world . The first of these proofs is the existence of beds of sea - shells , sometimes many miles in the interior of the country , and often at a height of several ...
... similar up- ward movements have taken place in many other parts of the world . The first of these proofs is the existence of beds of sea - shells , sometimes many miles in the interior of the country , and often at a height of several ...
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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