Earth Sculpture; Or, The Origin of Land-forms |
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... REGIONS OF HORIZONTAL STRATA Various factors determining Earth Sculpture - Influence of Geo- logical Structure and the Character of Rocks in determining the Con- figuration assumed by Horizontal Strata - Plains and Plateaux of ...
... REGIONS OF HORIZONTAL STRATA Various factors determining Earth Sculpture - Influence of Geo- logical Structure and the Character of Rocks in determining the Con- figuration assumed by Horizontal Strata - Plains and Plateaux of ...
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James Geikie. CHAPTER V LAND - FORMS IN REGIONS OF HIGHLY FOLDED AND DIS- TURBED STRATA Typical Rock - structures in Regions of Mountain - uplift - General Structure of Mountains of Upheaval — Primeval Coincidence of Un- derground ...
James Geikie. CHAPTER V LAND - FORMS IN REGIONS OF HIGHLY FOLDED AND DIS- TURBED STRATA Typical Rock - structures in Regions of Mountain - uplift - General Structure of Mountains of Upheaval — Primeval Coincidence of Un- derground ...
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... regions - Transport and Accumulation of Dust- Loess , a dust deposit - Lakes and Marshes of the Steppes . CHAPTER XIII LAND - FORMS MODIFIED BY THE ACTION OF UNDER- GROUND WATER • Dissolution of Rocks - Underground Water - action in ...
... regions - Transport and Accumulation of Dust- Loess , a dust deposit - Lakes and Marshes of the Steppes . CHAPTER XIII LAND - FORMS MODIFIED BY THE ACTION OF UNDER- GROUND WATER • Dissolution of Rocks - Underground Water - action in ...
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... regions igneous rocks are associated , occupy by far the larger portion of the land - surface , entering abundantly ... region . Many broad acres of the earth's surface are occupied by the rocks belonging to one system only . In other ...
... regions igneous rocks are associated , occupy by far the larger portion of the land - surface , entering abundantly ... region . Many broad acres of the earth's surface are occupied by the rocks belonging to one system only . In other ...
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... regions . The enormous tract that extends from the Great Lakes of North America to the shores of the Arctic Ocean is almost entirely occupied by them . Another im mense area of crystalline schistose rocks is met with in Brazil . The ...
... regions . The enormous tract that extends from the Great Lakes of North America to the shores of the Arctic Ocean is almost entirely occupied by them . Another im mense area of crystalline schistose rocks is met with in Brazil . The ...
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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