Recreations in Physical Geography: Or, The Earth as it isJ.W. Parker, 1851 - 423 páginas |
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... deposits in water , and to have become more or less consolidated , or hardened into solid rock such are sandstones , clays , limestones , & c . Igneous rocks are such as appear to have been formed through the agency of heat , by the ...
... deposits in water , and to have become more or less consolidated , or hardened into solid rock such are sandstones , clays , limestones , & c . Igneous rocks are such as appear to have been formed through the agency of heat , by the ...
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... deposit is chiefly formed of particles abraded , or worn from older rocks , by the action of water , of the atmosphere , or of electricity ; the whole surface of the earth being thus in a greater or less degree in a state of perpetual ...
... deposit is chiefly formed of particles abraded , or worn from older rocks , by the action of water , of the atmosphere , or of electricity ; the whole surface of the earth being thus in a greater or less degree in a state of perpetual ...
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... deposits from water , frequently occur , marking the height at which the waters formerly stood . These ridges may often be traced at parallel heights on both sides of the valley , and , from the level road - like appearance they present ...
... deposits from water , frequently occur , marking the height at which the waters formerly stood . These ridges may often be traced at parallel heights on both sides of the valley , and , from the level road - like appearance they present ...
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... deposits dew in such abundance , that it is sufficient to soak through the garments of the inhabitants whilst , during the prevalence of the south wind , which tra- verses extensive tracts of sandy deserts , no dew is deposited . A ...
... deposits dew in such abundance , that it is sufficient to soak through the garments of the inhabitants whilst , during the prevalence of the south wind , which tra- verses extensive tracts of sandy deserts , no dew is deposited . A ...
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... deposit at Northwich , in Cheshire , occurs in beds sixty feet in thick- ness ; and is supposed to be two miles in length , and about three - quarters of a mile in breadth . The annual produce of the Cheshire salt mines is estimated at ...
... deposit at Northwich , in Cheshire , occurs in beds sixty feet in thick- ness ; and is supposed to be two miles in length , and about three - quarters of a mile in breadth . The annual produce of the Cheshire salt mines is estimated at ...
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