Geology and Mineralogy Considered with Reference to Natural Theology, Volumen 2Carey, Lea and Blanchard, 1837 |
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... Granite ( a . 5. a . 6. a . 7. a . 8. ) is represented as being , for the most part , beneath the level of the Sea . On the left extremity of the Section ( a . 1. a . 2. a . 3. ) the Granite is elevated into one of those lofty Alpine ...
... Granite ( a . 5. a . 6. a . 7. a . 8. ) is represented as being , for the most part , beneath the level of the Sea . On the left extremity of the Section ( a . 1. a . 2. a . 3. ) the Granite is elevated into one of those lofty Alpine ...
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... Granite had , in many cases , acquired a state of solidity before the period of its elevation . Within the primary Granite , we find other forms of Gra- nitic matter , ( a . 9. ) which appear to have been intruded in a state of fusion ...
... Granite had , in many cases , acquired a state of solidity before the period of its elevation . Within the primary Granite , we find other forms of Gra- nitic matter , ( a . 9. ) which appear to have been intruded in a state of fusion ...
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... Granite intersecting Red Sandstone , Oolite , and Chalk . * Sienite , Porphyry , Serpentine , Greenstone . Closely allied to Granite Veins , is a second series of irregularly injected rocks , composed of Sienite , Porphyry , Serpentine ...
... Granite intersecting Red Sandstone , Oolite , and Chalk . * Sienite , Porphyry , Serpentine , Greenstone . Closely allied to Granite Veins , is a second series of irregularly injected rocks , composed of Sienite , Porphyry , Serpentine ...
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... Granites to the most recent Tertiary Strata . These basaltic rocks sometimes occur as Beds , nearly parallel to the strata , into which they are protruded , after the manner represented in the carboniferous Limestone of our Section , f ...
... Granites to the most recent Tertiary Strata . These basaltic rocks sometimes occur as Beds , nearly parallel to the strata , into which they are protruded , after the manner represented in the carboniferous Limestone of our Section , f ...
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... Granites . The simplest cases of volcanic action are those of Tra- chyte ( g . 1. ) and of Lava ( i . 5. ) ejected through apertures in Granite ; such cases prove that the source of volcanic fires , is wholly unconnected with the pseudo ...
... Granites . The simplest cases of volcanic action are those of Tra- chyte ( g . 1. ) and of Lava ( i . 5. ) ejected through apertures in Granite ; such cases prove that the source of volcanic fires , is wholly unconnected with the pseudo ...
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