The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, Volume 21The Society, 1865 Vols. 1-108 include Proceedings of the society (separately paged, beginning with v. 30) |
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... thick ( Trans . Geol . Soc . ser . 2. vol . iv . p . 294 ) . Whether Dr. Fitton regards the stone as belonging to the Chalk , or below it , is not clear . - W . W. Nov. 1865 . 399 , insert an asterisk at each end of the base - line of ...
... thick ( Trans . Geol . Soc . ser . 2. vol . iv . p . 294 ) . Whether Dr. Fitton regards the stone as belonging to the Chalk , or below it , is not clear . - W . W. Nov. 1865 . 399 , insert an asterisk at each end of the base - line of ...
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... thick diluvial covering . They appear to have been formed in several distinct basins , the deposits of which show a great amount of diversity . Amongst the numerous sections given in this work is one ANNIVERSARY ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT ...
... thick diluvial covering . They appear to have been formed in several distinct basins , the deposits of which show a great amount of diversity . Amongst the numerous sections given in this work is one ANNIVERSARY ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT ...
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... thick , and consists of alternating beds of argillaceous marly shale , coal , and sand- stone of a yellowish colour ... thickness , are met with in this forma- tion , but the coal - beds near Osterwalde are stated to have a much greater ...
... thick , and consists of alternating beds of argillaceous marly shale , coal , and sand- stone of a yellowish colour ... thickness , are met with in this forma- tion , but the coal - beds near Osterwalde are stated to have a much greater ...
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... thick- ness was enormous , and consequently that their power to erode the earth's surface was far greater than that which now prevails . The question I now wish to consider is , whether that power was so great as to justify the ...
... thick- ness was enormous , and consequently that their power to erode the earth's surface was far greater than that which now prevails . The question I now wish to consider is , whether that power was so great as to justify the ...
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... thick at this spot , and 2200 feet thick where it abutted against the flanks of the Jura near Neu- châtel . But if we add to this the depth of a portion of the Lake of Geneva , the total thickness of the ice was in some places 3764 feet ...
... thick at this spot , and 2200 feet thick where it abutted against the flanks of the Jura near Neu- châtel . But if we add to this the depth of a portion of the Lake of Geneva , the total thickness of the ice was in some places 3764 feet ...
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Ammonites appear beds belong Boulder-clay British calcareous Carboniferous character Chloritic clay coast collection containing Corals Crag Cretaceous crown crystalline d'Orb deposits described Devonian disks distinct district Elephant Eocene Eozoon fauna feet felspar flints Foraminifera formation fossils fragments Geol Geological Society Geological Survey geologists glacial glaciers Glauconitic gneiss gneissic granite gravel Hill hornblende Horner inches Inoceramus island Journ Laurentian Lias lime limestone Lower Malvern marine marls masses metamorphic metamorphic rocks milk-molar mineral Miocene molar Murchison Museum noticed observed occur Oolite penultimate period Permian plates Pliocene portion posterior present probably Prof Professor pyroxene Quart R. I. Murchison remains remarkable ridges river rocks sand Sandstone schists serpentine shales shells side siliceous Silurian species specimens Stegodon stone strata structure surface talon Tertiary thick tion tooth true molar tusks Upper Chalk valley White Limestone width zone
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Página 57 - Though the abundance and wide distribution of Eozoon, and the important part it seems to have acted in the accumulation of limestone, indicate that it was one of the most prevalent forms of animal existence in the seas of the Laurentian period, the non-existence of other organic beings is not implied. On the contrary, independently of the indications afforded by the lime-stones themselves, it is evident that in order to the existence and growth of these large Rhizopods, the waters must have swarmed...
Página 50 - ... rock ; and less frequently there are met with lenticular patches of sandstone or granular quartzite, of a foot in thickness and several yards in diameter, holding in abundance small disseminated leaves of graphite.
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Página 47 - But as we do not as yet know with certainty either the base or the summit of this series, these three may be conformably followed by many more. Although the Lower and Upper Laurentian rocks spread over more than 200,000 square miles in Canada, only about 1500 square miles have yet been fully and connectedly examined in any one district, and it is still impossible to say whether the numerous exposures of Laurentian limestone met with in other parts of the province are equivalent to any of the three...
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