Earth Sculpture; Or, The Origin of Land-forms |
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... land - surface , entering abundantly into the composition of low grounds and mountains alike . Most of these derivatives are sedimentary accumula- tions , and very many are charged with the remains of animals and plants . By noting the ...
... land - surface , entering abundantly into the composition of low grounds and mountains alike . Most of these derivatives are sedimentary accumula- tions , and very many are charged with the remains of animals and plants . By noting the ...
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... lower continuous line , C - D , = sea- level ; 7 , limestone ; s , sandstones and shales . The great bulk of the derivative rocks being of sedimentary origin , it is obvious that they must ... low - lying land which within INTRODUCTORY 7.
... lower continuous line , C - D , = sea- level ; 7 , limestone ; s , sandstones and shales . The great bulk of the derivative rocks being of sedimentary origin , it is obvious that they must ... low - lying land which within INTRODUCTORY 7.
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James Geikie. or wide belts of low - lying land which within a recent period have been gained from the sea , are all made up of various kinds of sediment arranged in gently in- clined or approximately horizontal layers . Now , over ...
James Geikie. or wide belts of low - lying land which within a recent period have been gained from the sea , are all made up of various kinds of sediment arranged in gently in- clined or approximately horizontal layers . Now , over ...
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... ground . Among the latter is granite , a rock believed to be of deep - seated origin . Its plutonic character is ... low- lands , we know that in such regions thick masses of formerly overlying rocks have been removed . The granite ...
... ground . Among the latter is granite , a rock believed to be of deep - seated origin . Its plutonic character is ... low- lands , we know that in such regions thick masses of formerly overlying rocks have been removed . The granite ...
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... of the ground . On mountain declivities and hill slopes rock - disintegration and the removal of waste products will proceed more actively than upon low grounds and plains . The work of erosion will be 38 EARTH SCULPTURE.
... of the ground . On mountain declivities and hill slopes rock - disintegration and the removal of waste products will proceed more actively than upon low grounds and plains . The work of erosion will be 38 EARTH SCULPTURE.
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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