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Page viii
... Basin - Depression of the Dead Sea and the Jordan - Lake Depressions of East Africa - Faults of British Coal- fields - Bounding faults of Scottish Highlands and Lowlands - Fault- bounded Mountains - General conclusions . CHAPTER VIII ...
... Basin - Depression of the Dead Sea and the Jordan - Lake Depressions of East Africa - Faults of British Coal- fields - Bounding faults of Scottish Highlands and Lowlands - Fault- bounded Mountains - General conclusions . CHAPTER VIII ...
Page ix
... Basins - Dunes of the Desert- Sand - hills of other regions - Transport and Accumulation of Dust- Loess , a dust ... BASINS . • Basins due to Crustal Deformation - Crater - lakes - Dissolution Basins - Lakes formed by Rivers - Æolian ...
... Basins - Dunes of the Desert- Sand - hills of other regions - Transport and Accumulation of Dust- Loess , a dust ... BASINS . • Basins due to Crustal Deformation - Crater - lakes - Dissolution Basins - Lakes formed by Rivers - Æolian ...
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... Basins - Coast - lines . PAGE 315 335 CONCLUSION CHAPTER XVII The study of the Structure and Formation of Surface - features prac- tically involves that of the Evolution of the Land . APPENDIX GLOSSARY INDEX . 364 373 375 387 LIST OF ...
... Basins - Coast - lines . PAGE 315 335 CONCLUSION CHAPTER XVII The study of the Structure and Formation of Surface - features prac- tically involves that of the Evolution of the Land . APPENDIX GLOSSARY INDEX . 364 373 375 387 LIST OF ...
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... Basin , Ayrshire 22. Synclinal Hills and Anticlinal Valleys 23. Escarpment Hills and Synclinal Hill 24. Section across West Lomond Hill and the Ochils 25. Synclinal Valley , West of Green River ( Powell ) 26. Anticlinal Ridge , Green ...
... Basin , Ayrshire 22. Synclinal Hills and Anticlinal Valleys 23. Escarpment Hills and Synclinal Hill 24. Section across West Lomond Hill and the Ochils 25. Synclinal Valley , West of Green River ( Powell ) 26. Anticlinal Ridge , Green ...
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... basin of Mons ( M. Bertrand ) 34. Section from Quinaig to Head of Glenbeg ( Geol . Survey ) 35. Synclinal Double - fold 36. Anticlinal Double - fold 37. Diagram of Mountain Flexures PAGE 95 95 96 97 97 98 99 38. Diagram of Anticlinal ...
... basin of Mons ( M. Bertrand ) 34. Section from Quinaig to Head of Glenbeg ( Geol . Survey ) 35. Synclinal Double - fold 36. Anticlinal Double - fold 37. Diagram of Mountain Flexures PAGE 95 95 96 97 97 98 99 38. Diagram of Anticlinal ...
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accumulation Alpine Alps anticlines basalt base-level basins become beds boulder-clay Carboniferous character cirques cliffs coast-lines coasts configuration Cretaceous crust crustal movements crystalline débris denudation deposits depressions depth detritus direction dislocations drainage elevation epigene epigene action epigene agents eroded escarpments feet fiords flow fluvio-glacial fluvio-glacial deposits folds gently geological structure glacial action glacial erosion glaciers gradually ground-moraines hills hollows horizontal strata ice-flow ice-sheet igneous rocks inclined indented infrequently irregular islands joints kind laccoliths lakes land land-forms land-surface lava less limestone low grounds materials mer de glace modified moraines mountain-chain mountain-valleys mountains névé normal faults Old Red Sandstone outcrops owe their origin plain of erosion plateau regions relatively result ridges rock-basins rock-masses sand sandstone schistose schists SECTION sediment slopes Southern Uplands strata streams and rivers superficial surface surface-features synclinal tectonic tend thickness tion tracts traversed underground undulating usually valleys vertical volcanic wind