Geognosy; Or, The Facts and Principles of Geology Against TheoriesF. Knight, 1855 - 412 páginas |
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... shales , and clays ; nay , the very fragments of that rock are found everywhere . Even in our recent alluvial soils they abound ; and it is a ques- tion worth considering whether the granite boulders , of which the immediate origin has ...
... shales , and clays ; nay , the very fragments of that rock are found everywhere . Even in our recent alluvial soils they abound ; and it is a ques- tion worth considering whether the granite boulders , of which the immediate origin has ...
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... shales , and sand and gravel . They could have furnished nothing , except on a scale too insig- * Phillips's Geology , vol . ii . , pp . 65 , 66 . nificant to merit consideration , towards the structure of the 232 FALSE THEORIES OF ...
... shales , and sand and gravel . They could have furnished nothing , except on a scale too insig- * Phillips's Geology , vol . ii . , pp . 65 , 66 . nificant to merit consideration , towards the structure of the 232 FALSE THEORIES OF ...
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... shales , or coal , throughout the whole series of the primary , secondary , and tertiary groups , extends over immense areas , and is often of great depth . " One of the most remarkable geological features of this continent is the vast ...
... shales , or coal , throughout the whole series of the primary , secondary , and tertiary groups , extends over immense areas , and is often of great depth . " One of the most remarkable geological features of this continent is the vast ...
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... ; adding to these twenty - four in the lower shale and sandstone group , and three in the lower coal group , and we have in the whole extent of the coal measures embraced in the section , a thickness of 234 FALSE THEORIES OF GEOLOGISTS.
... ; adding to these twenty - four in the lower shale and sandstone group , and three in the lower coal group , and we have in the whole extent of the coal measures embraced in the section , a thickness of 234 FALSE THEORIES OF GEOLOGISTS.
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... shales consisting mainly , like granite , of silica and alumine , in far greater portions than in that rock . So , also - to say nothing of chalk - of the vast beds of salt . The nature of that mineral forbids the sup- position that it ...
... shales consisting mainly , like granite , of silica and alumine , in far greater portions than in that rock . So , also - to say nothing of chalk - of the vast beds of salt . The nature of that mineral forbids the sup- position that it ...
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admit agency agents alumine assume assumption atmosphere basalt beds beneath carboniferous causes chemical and mechanical condition confute consist continents and islands contradiction creation creation recorded CRITICAL NOTICES crust deluge demonstrated deposition depth derived detritus disintegrated dry land earth earth's surface effects ejected elements elevation epoch existence facts of geology feet felspar formation fossil Genesis geological theory geologists globe gneiss granite gravel heat height Himalaya hornblende hypothesis igneous igneous rocks imbedded immense inference inspired interior Kilauea lava laws light lime limestone mass Mastodon materials matter miles Mosaic Mosaic record mountains narrative nature occupied ocean origin particles pebbles period pliocene porphyry postulate potash present principles of geology processes produced proof prove quartz relics respecting rivers sacred sand sandstone Scriptures series of ages shales six days species strata were formed suppose supposition taken place tertiary thrown tion upheaval vegetable and animal volcanic waters whole wholly