Chapters from the Physical History of the Earth: An Introduction to Geology and PalaeontologyC. K. Paul & Company, 1880 - 281 pagini |
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... action 2. Strata inclined at various angles 3. Example of subsidence ... 4. Fault , Dyke , and Lode 5. Disruption of rock masses 6. Section of Crinoidal limestone 7. Eozoon Canadense 8. Fronds of Oldhamia antiqua .. 9. Cambrian ...
... action 2. Strata inclined at various angles 3. Example of subsidence ... 4. Fault , Dyke , and Lode 5. Disruption of rock masses 6. Section of Crinoidal limestone 7. Eozoon Canadense 8. Fronds of Oldhamia antiqua .. 9. Cambrian ...
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... action of fire , water , air , frost , etc. Geologists designate by the generic term " rock " all these materials , whether they be hard , as granite and lava , or soft , as clay and sand . Each of them , however , has a specific name ...
... action of fire , water , air , frost , etc. Geologists designate by the generic term " rock " all these materials , whether they be hard , as granite and lava , or soft , as clay and sand . Each of them , however , has a specific name ...
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... action of water ; but we must remember that there is evidence of much more rapid water action in some past times . The impression INTRODUCTORY . 13.
... action of water ; but we must remember that there is evidence of much more rapid water action in some past times . The impression INTRODUCTORY . 13.
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An Introduction to Geology and Palaeontology Arthur Nicols. rapid water action in some past times . The impression still remains ... action of fire , and include the granites , 66 lavas , etc. These show no sign of having 14 GEOLOGY .
An Introduction to Geology and Palaeontology Arthur Nicols. rapid water action in some past times . The impression still remains ... action of fire , and include the granites , 66 lavas , etc. These show no sign of having 14 GEOLOGY .
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... action of water in forming the next series of rocks— the stratified at whose history we may now just glance . We have passed from the more violent periods of geological action , when the forces were mostly derived from within the mass ...
... action of water in forming the next series of rocks— the stratified at whose history we may now just glance . We have passed from the more violent periods of geological action , when the forces were mostly derived from within the mass ...
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