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A classification of rocks on a Mineralogical principle must unquestionably be
considered , in one sense at least , as a natu . ral arrangement ; associating
those combinations of minerals which are actually found in nature , just as in the
...
A classification of rocks on a Mineralogical principle must unquestionably be
considered , in one sense at least , as a natu . ral arrangement ; associating
those combinations of minerals which are actually found in nature , just as in the
...
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If this be not adopted to its full extent , it is obvious that rocks , objects of such
importance , not only in the history of the earth ... As it is also not uncommon for a
single mass of rock to be compounded in one place and simple in another , it
would ...
If this be not adopted to its full extent , it is obvious that rocks , objects of such
importance , not only in the history of the earth ... As it is also not uncommon for a
single mass of rock to be compounded in one place and simple in another , it
would ...
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In the next place , let it be imagined that the texture of a rock is assumed as a
common bond of union , and it will be ... The same reasoning applies to any
attempt to arrange rocks according to the number of the substances of which they
are ...
In the next place , let it be imagined that the texture of a rock is assumed as a
common bond of union , and it will be ... The same reasoning applies to any
attempt to arrange rocks according to the number of the substances of which they
are ...
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merous exceptions , both in the larger features , and in the minor details . Besides
this , individual rocks are subject to frequent changes of their mineralogical
characters ; often passing into each other by imperceptible gradations : an
objection ...
merous exceptions , both in the larger features , and in the minor details . Besides
this , individual rocks are subject to frequent changes of their mineralogical
characters ; often passing into each other by imperceptible gradations : an
objection ...
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Rocks are thus , as we already remarked , named , sometimes from their nature
or their composition , - - sometimes from their position , or their geological
character ; while that inconvenience is increased in many instances by the
capricious ...
Rocks are thus , as we already remarked , named , sometimes from their nature
or their composition , - - sometimes from their position , or their geological
character ; while that inconvenience is increased in many instances by the
capricious ...
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