Geognosy; Or, The Facts and Principles of Geology Against TheoriesF. Knight, 1855 - 412 páginas |
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... schist and sandstone , must have equally been the work of a slow process beneath the water . " - Mac- culloch's Geology , vol . i . pp . 81 , 82 . " Denudation is the removal of solid matter by running water , whether by a river or ...
... schist and sandstone , must have equally been the work of a slow process beneath the water . " - Mac- culloch's Geology , vol . i . pp . 81 , 82 . " Denudation is the removal of solid matter by running water , whether by a river or ...
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... materials of the great mass of deposits which rest upon the primary gneiss and mica schist ? Probably the true answer to this , though we cannot + now give adequate proof of it , is that the RESPECTING THE MATERIALS OF THE STRATA . 191.
... materials of the great mass of deposits which rest upon the primary gneiss and mica schist ? Probably the true answer to this , though we cannot + now give adequate proof of it , is that the RESPECTING THE MATERIALS OF THE STRATA . 191.
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... schist , has been the prolific source of all these sedi- mentary strata . Analysis of the principal rocks of the slaty systems does certainly not contradict this view ; which neither those who admit with Leibnitz the first solid cover ...
... schist , has been the prolific source of all these sedi- mentary strata . Analysis of the principal rocks of the slaty systems does certainly not contradict this view ; which neither those who admit with Leibnitz the first solid cover ...
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... schist ; fragmentary scales in sandstone , sand , shale , and clay . " Hornblende , crystallized with felspar in granite , green- stone , basalt , and lava , also in hornblende slate . " -- Phillips's Guide , p . 79 . In granite ...
... schist ; fragmentary scales in sandstone , sand , shale , and clay . " Hornblende , crystallized with felspar in granite , green- stone , basalt , and lava , also in hornblende slate . " -- Phillips's Guide , p . 79 . In granite ...
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... schist , & c . , which are also com- posed of grains of the same kinds , less affected by mechan- ical processes ; or from granite , porphyry , & c . , which are purely crystalline rocks . Such derivative sandstones are formed at this ...
... schist , & c . , which are also com- posed of grains of the same kinds , less affected by mechan- ical processes ; or from granite , porphyry , & c . , which are purely crystalline rocks . Such derivative sandstones are formed at this ...
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