Earth Sculpture; Or, The Origin of Land-forms |
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... schistose rocks is met with in Brazil . The Highlands of Scotland , the Scandi- navian Peninsula , and North Finland are in like man- ner largely composed of them , and the same is the case with many parts of Africa , Asia , and ...
... schistose rocks is met with in Brazil . The Highlands of Scotland , the Scandi- navian Peninsula , and North Finland are in like man- ner largely composed of them , and the same is the case with many parts of Africa , Asia , and ...
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... schistose rocks are traversed by cracks and fissures of one sort or another . It is further to be noted that these rocks , in common with rocks of all kinds , are more or less porous , and therefore liable to be permeated , however ...
... schistose rocks are traversed by cracks and fissures of one sort or another . It is further to be noted that these rocks , in common with rocks of all kinds , are more or less porous , and therefore liable to be permeated , however ...
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... Schistose rocks , etc .; 2 , Carboniferous strata ; 3. Jurassic strata ; 4 , Cretaceous strata ; 5 . Tertiary strata ;, S , S , Cretaceous and Tertiary rocks inverted ; 7 , thrust - plane . A similar , in a series of sharp overturned ...
... Schistose rocks , etc .; 2 , Carboniferous strata ; 3. Jurassic strata ; 4 , Cretaceous strata ; 5 . Tertiary strata ;, S , S , Cretaceous and Tertiary rocks inverted ; 7 , thrust - plane . A similar , in a series of sharp overturned ...
Page 161
... Blanckenhorn . ) 1 , schistose and ancient igneous rocks ; 2 , Carboniferous or Permian ; 3 , 4 , 5 , Cretaceous strata ; 6 , Tertiary ; ff , faults , courses , many of these being now dry and deserted VERTICAL DISPLACEMENTS 161.
... Blanckenhorn . ) 1 , schistose and ancient igneous rocks ; 2 , Carboniferous or Permian ; 3 , 4 , 5 , Cretaceous strata ; 6 , Tertiary ; ff , faults , courses , many of these being now dry and deserted VERTICAL DISPLACEMENTS 161.
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... schistose rocks , which are overlaid by a series of Mesozoic strata . In the Vosges the dip of these strata is westerly , while the corresponding rocks in the Black Forest are inclined . towards the east . Between the two ranges , as ...
... schistose rocks , which are overlaid by a series of Mesozoic strata . In the Vosges the dip of these strata is westerly , while the corresponding rocks in the Black Forest are inclined . towards the east . Between the two ranges , as ...
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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