Chips and Chapters, a Book for Amateur and Young GeologistsW. Blackwood and sons, 1869 - 303 páginas |
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... from those of the sea , and that those of the estuary , again , differ from both ; and so , when examining the fossil plants and animals ( the flora and fauna ) of any set of strata , we can GEOLOGY - ITS AIM AND OBJECTS . 13.
... from those of the sea , and that those of the estuary , again , differ from both ; and so , when examining the fossil plants and animals ( the flora and fauna ) of any set of strata , we can GEOLOGY - ITS AIM AND OBJECTS . 13.
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David Page. fauna ) of any set of strata , we can determine whether these strata are of lacustrine , of estuarine , or of marine formation . Again , we see how unstratified rock - masses are produced by volcanic eruption , and how the ...
David Page. fauna ) of any set of strata , we can determine whether these strata are of lacustrine , of estuarine , or of marine formation . Again , we see how unstratified rock - masses are produced by volcanic eruption , and how the ...
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... strata— can say whether they have been deposited in lakes , in seas , or in estuaries — can tell the nature of the plants and animals imbedded within them - can indicate the climatic condi- tions under which these had lived and ...
... strata— can say whether they have been deposited in lakes , in seas , or in estuaries — can tell the nature of the plants and animals imbedded within them - can indicate the climatic condi- tions under which these had lived and ...
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... strata of the earth's crust , but these stores depend upon the nature of the strata — their alternations , their un- broken extent , their superficial covering , the absence or pre- sence of dykes and faults , and other kindred ...
... strata of the earth's crust , but these stores depend upon the nature of the strata — their alternations , their un- broken extent , their superficial covering , the absence or pre- sence of dykes and faults , and other kindred ...
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... strata- fresh water for the lake , marine for the sea , and interme- diate for the estuary - deliver a testimony as convincing as if we had lived by the water - side and had witnessed their growth , decay , and entombment . Any series ...
... strata- fresh water for the lake , marine for the sea , and interme- diate for the estuary - deliver a testimony as convincing as if we had lived by the water - side and had witnessed their growth , decay , and entombment . Any series ...
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Página 135 - THERE rolls the deep where grew the tree. O earth, what changes hast thou seen ! There where the long street roars, hath been The stillness of the central sea. The hills are shadows, and they flow From form to form, and nothing stands ; They melt like mist, the solid lands, Like clouds they shape themselves and go.
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