Geognosy; Or, The Facts and Principles of Geology Against TheoriesF. Knight, 1855 - 412 páginas |
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... gneiss ; rolled crystals in conglomerate ; decomposed or porcelain clay in some granites and sandstones . " Mica , crystallized in hexagonal plates in granite , por- phyry , lava , and primary limestone ; disturbed crystals in gneiss ...
... gneiss ; rolled crystals in conglomerate ; decomposed or porcelain clay in some granites and sandstones . " Mica , crystallized in hexagonal plates in granite , por- phyry , lava , and primary limestone ; disturbed crystals in gneiss ...
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... gneiss , mica , 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 ...
... gneiss , mica , 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 ...
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... Gneiss is generally considered as one of the most uni- versal of the rocks , and lies very generally , it is held , between the granite which is the fundamental rock , and the fossiliferous strata . The fossiliferous strata in some of ...
... Gneiss is generally considered as one of the most uni- versal of the rocks , and lies very generally , it is held , between the granite which is the fundamental rock , and the fossiliferous strata . The fossiliferous strata in some of ...
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... gneiss , the origin of lime and chalk , the formation of salt and coal , the causes of denudation , the sources of drift , the deposi- tion of alluvia , the periods at which different classes of animals began to exist , and a crowd of ...
... gneiss , the origin of lime and chalk , the formation of salt and coal , the causes of denudation , the sources of drift , the deposi- tion of alluvia , the periods at which different classes of animals began to exist , and a crowd of ...
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... Gneiss , also micaceous , chlorite , and argillaceous schist , quartz rock , and other species that belong to the first series of the stratified formations , are not now in the process of deposition , and have not been for ages , nor ...
... Gneiss , also micaceous , chlorite , and argillaceous schist , quartz rock , and other species that belong to the first series of the stratified formations , are not now in the process of deposition , and have not been for ages , nor ...
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