Scenery, Science and Art: Being Extracts from the Note-book of a Geologist and Mining EngineerJ. Van Voorst, 1854 - 323 páginas |
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... entering in some places from the valley of the Aveyron , although no extensive mining opera- tions could be carried on without arrangements being made for deep sinkings , in which it is not unlikely that there would be a large quantity ...
... entering in some places from the valley of the Aveyron , although no extensive mining opera- tions could be carried on without arrangements being made for deep sinkings , in which it is not unlikely that there would be a large quantity ...
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... ( perhaps the total absence of silica , ) grasses do not seem to flourish . There is something singularly wild and strange in the impres- sion produced on entering this country after crossing the fine THE LIMESTONE PLATEAU OF AVEYRON . 27.
... ( perhaps the total absence of silica , ) grasses do not seem to flourish . There is something singularly wild and strange in the impres- sion produced on entering this country after crossing the fine THE LIMESTONE PLATEAU OF AVEYRON . 27.
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... entering this country after crossing the fine volcanic district of the Auvergne , generally much more cultivated in consequence of the greater value of decomposed lava as a soil . The scenery indeed changes considerably , and one is ...
... entering this country after crossing the fine volcanic district of the Auvergne , generally much more cultivated in consequence of the greater value of decomposed lava as a soil . The scenery indeed changes considerably , and one is ...
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... entering the village and seeing some excavations at that time making for new and larger cellars than had before been prepared , I came to a conclusion fully borne out afterwards on going down into an old - established cheese - cellar ...
... entering the village and seeing some excavations at that time making for new and larger cellars than had before been prepared , I came to a conclusion fully borne out afterwards on going down into an old - established cheese - cellar ...
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... entering Spain , near Canfranc , whence there is a road by Jaca to Saragossa , the peasants wear a peculiar wide brown cloth cap , short jacket , and knee - breeches , with a bright sash round the waist , whilst the women have on the ...
... entering Spain , near Canfranc , whence there is a road by Jaca to Saragossa , the peasants wear a peculiar wide brown cloth cap , short jacket , and knee - breeches , with a bright sash round the waist , whilst the women have on the ...
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Scenery, Science and Art: Being Extracts from the Note-book of a Geologist ... David Thomas Ansted Visualização integral - 1854 |
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abundant Algiers Alpujarras Amposta appears Aubin Aveyron bands basalt beauty beds Berja Cagliari chain character Cheliff Cherchel chiefly Chiffa coal coal-field coast coloured commenced considerable consists constructed copper crossing cultivated Délémont deposits distance district east Ebro elevation entering exist extending extremely feet France French gorge gossan granite ground hills houses inhabitants interesting interior island Kanawha kind labour land less limestone lode lofty Madrid Mediterranean miles mineral mines Moorish mountains Mouzäia natural nearly numerous obtained occasionally occupied Ohio oolite passing peculiar picturesque Pittsburg plains Porrentruy present principal Pyrenees pyrites quantity quartz range reached remarkable rich ridge rising river road rocks Rodez Roman Sahel sandstone Sardinia scenery schists seams seen shales side Sierra Nevada soon Spain Spanish stream surface Tarragona Tenez tertiary thickness tion town tract traveller valley various vegetation veins village walls whole
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Página 292 - The ore in both cases is an auriferous pyrites, occurring in a whitish or white schist. The vein is worked at a depth of 90 feet or thereabouts, but has been proved to 160, and remains uniform. It yields about 6 dwts.