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... valleys , cliffs , escarpments , and mountains . 4. Paleontology . - Under this head will be given an out- line of the laws which govern the distribution of life , both in space and time . 5. Stratigraphy , or Historical Geology ...
... valleys , cliffs , escarpments , and mountains . 4. Paleontology . - Under this head will be given an out- line of the laws which govern the distribution of life , both in space and time . 5. Stratigraphy , or Historical Geology ...
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... valley , and at Caraccas in Vene- zuela ; finally , on April 30th , 1812 , the volcano of St. Vincent , which had been quiescent for nearly a hundred years , burst into eruption . So tremendous was the explosion that the noise of it was ...
... valley , and at Caraccas in Vene- zuela ; finally , on April 30th , 1812 , the volcano of St. Vincent , which had been quiescent for nearly a hundred years , burst into eruption . So tremendous was the explosion that the noise of it was ...
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... valleys , and some of these landslips dammed up the rivers , and gave rise to new lakes . Thus enormous masses of land were detached from each side of the deep valley or ravine of Terranuova , and blocked up the course of the river ...
... valleys , and some of these landslips dammed up the rivers , and gave rise to new lakes . Thus enormous masses of land were detached from each side of the deep valley or ravine of Terranuova , and blocked up the course of the river ...
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... valley - sides . 2. Damming up of Rivers . - The masses of earth and rock thus detached from the sides of a valley often block up the stream at the bottom , and cause the formation of a lake . If the barrier remain , and the stream is ...
... valley - sides . 2. Damming up of Rivers . - The masses of earth and rock thus detached from the sides of a valley often block up the stream at the bottom , and cause the formation of a lake . If the barrier remain , and the stream is ...
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... valley has beautiful terraces along its sides , rising northward and eastward to levels of 200 and even 500 feet above the sea . In Finmark , along the Altenfiord , there are terraces at successive levels of 56 , 65 , and 143 feet ; but ...
... valley has beautiful terraces along its sides , rising northward and eastward to levels of 200 and even 500 feet above the sea . In Finmark , along the Altenfiord , there are terraces at successive levels of 56 , 65 , and 143 feet ; but ...
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accumulated acid action alumina amount angles anticlinal augite basalt beds blocks bottom calcareous called carbonate of lime carbonic acid chalk chemical clay cleavage cliffs coal coast colour consist containing coral cracks crystalline crystals denudation deposits depth described detrition distance district dolerite dykes earth earth's crust elevation erosion excavated fault feet felspar fissures Foraminifera formation formed fragments Geol glacier glauconite gradually granite greensand ground hills horizontal hornblende igneous rocks island joints Jukes lake land lava layers less limestone magnesia mass material matter metamorphic metamorphic rocks mica miles mineral mountain observed occur origin Orthoclase outcrops particles pebbles planes porphyritic portion present pressure produced quartz rain reef river salt sand sandstone shales shells shore side siliceous Silurian slope solid solution sometimes stones strata stratified rocks stream structure sulphate surface synclinal thickness tide tion Trans valley vertical volcanic waves