The Student's Handbook of Physical GeologyG. Bell and Sons, 1884 - 514 pages |
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Alfred John Jukes-Browne. 1 the fore THE STUDENT'S HANDBOOK OF PHYSICAL GEOLOGY . BY. VIEW OF THE DREI ZINNEN ( DOLOMITE PEAKS ) FROM NEAR LANDRO ; Showing the forms developed by the weathering of vertical joints .
Alfred John Jukes-Browne. 1 the fore THE STUDENT'S HANDBOOK OF PHYSICAL GEOLOGY . BY. VIEW OF THE DREI ZINNEN ( DOLOMITE PEAKS ) FROM NEAR LANDRO ; Showing the forms developed by the weathering of vertical joints .
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... Vertical and Lateral Erosion . Rapidity of Erosion . Instances of River - erosion . The base - level of Erosion . §2 . Action of moving Ice : -Glaciers , their formation and mode of action . * CHAPTER VIII . - MARINE AGENCIES Action of ...
... Vertical and Lateral Erosion . Rapidity of Erosion . Instances of River - erosion . The base - level of Erosion . §2 . Action of moving Ice : -Glaciers , their formation and mode of action . * CHAPTER VIII . - MARINE AGENCIES Action of ...
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... vertical succession . Inter - bedding . Extension and Thinning out . Groups and Episodes . Diagonal and curvilinear bed- ding . Current mark . CHAPTER VI . - JOINTS Cause of Joints . Cuboidal jointing . Horizontal jointing . Prismatic ...
... vertical succession . Inter - bedding . Extension and Thinning out . Groups and Episodes . Diagonal and curvilinear bed- ding . Current mark . CHAPTER VI . - JOINTS Cause of Joints . Cuboidal jointing . Horizontal jointing . Prismatic ...
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... a special volcanic centre . If we could make a vertical cut or section through a vol- canic hill , so as to lay open its internal 20 [ SEC . I. INFLUENCE OF INTERNAL CAUSES . -VOLCANOES • General Form and Structure Phenomena of an Eruption.
... a special volcanic centre . If we could make a vertical cut or section through a vol- canic hill , so as to lay open its internal 20 [ SEC . I. INFLUENCE OF INTERNAL CAUSES . -VOLCANOES • General Form and Structure Phenomena of an Eruption.
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... vertical lines are intended to represent the lava - streams which have at different times issued from the crater and rolled down the surface slopes ; the intervening parts , shaded with fine lines and dots , indicate the successive ...
... vertical lines are intended to represent the lava - streams which have at different times issued from the crater and rolled down the surface slopes ; the intervening parts , shaded with fine lines and dots , indicate the successive ...
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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