Geognosy; Or, The Facts and Principles of Geology Against TheoriesF. Knight, 1855 - 412 páginas |
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... lava , alternating with angular and rounded fragments of the same rocks , thrown out of the sub- marine craters . These alternating masses are covered in the central parts by a great thickness of red sandstone , con- glomerate , and ...
... lava , alternating with angular and rounded fragments of the same rocks , thrown out of the sub- marine craters . These alternating masses are covered in the central parts by a great thickness of red sandstone , con- glomerate , and ...
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... lava , alternating with volcanic sandstones and other remarkable sedimentary depo- sits ; the whole having a very close resemblance to some of the tertiary beds on the shores of the Pacific . From this resemblance I expected to find ...
... lava , alternating with volcanic sandstones and other remarkable sedimentary depo- sits ; the whole having a very close resemblance to some of the tertiary beds on the shores of the Pacific . From this resemblance I expected to find ...
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... lava , and primary limestone ; disturbed crystals in gneiss and mica schist ; fragmentary scales in sandstone , sand , shale , and clay . " Hornblende , crystallized with felspar in granite , green- stone , basalt , and lava , also in ...
... lava , and primary limestone ; disturbed crystals in gneiss and mica schist ; fragmentary scales in sandstone , sand , shale , and clay . " Hornblende , crystallized with felspar in granite , green- stone , basalt , and lava , also in ...
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... lava , that have now for many ages been wholly extinct . The number that now burn without intermission is very small . They once amounted , there is reason to believe , to many thou- sands . It is demonstrated in a still more striking ...
... lava , that have now for many ages been wholly extinct . The number that now burn without intermission is very small . They once amounted , there is reason to believe , to many thou- sands . It is demonstrated in a still more striking ...
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... lava of Kilauea , Hawaii , silica ranges from 39.74 to 59.80 ; protoxide of iron from 16.91 to 33.62 ; and soda from 4.83 to 21.62 . † In basalt , silica ranges from 44:50 to 59.5 ; alu- mina from 11.5 to 17.56 : iron from 4.64 to 20 ...
... lava of Kilauea , Hawaii , silica ranges from 39.74 to 59.80 ; protoxide of iron from 16.91 to 33.62 ; and soda from 4.83 to 21.62 . † In basalt , silica ranges from 44:50 to 59.5 ; alu- mina from 11.5 to 17.56 : iron from 4.64 to 20 ...
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