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... 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 ...
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... 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 . CONCLUSION CHAPTER XVII The study of the Structure and Formation of Surface - features prac- tically involves that of the Evolution of the Land . 364 APPENDIX · GLOSSARY INDEX . • 373 • 375 387 LIST OF ...
... Basins - Coast - lines . CONCLUSION CHAPTER XVII The study of the Structure and Formation of Surface - features prac- tically involves that of the Evolution of the Land . 364 APPENDIX · GLOSSARY INDEX . • 373 • 375 387 LIST OF ...
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... Basin , Ayrshire Synclinal Hills and Anticlinal Valleys 23. Escarpment Hills and Synclinal Hill 22 . 24 . Section across West Lomond Hill and the Ochils 25. Synclinal Valley , West of Green River ( Powell ) 26. Anticlinal Ridge , Green ...
... Basin , Ayrshire Synclinal Hills and Anticlinal Valleys 23. Escarpment Hills and Synclinal Hill 22 . 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 39. Synclinal Valley shifting toward Anticlinal Axis ...
... 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 39. Synclinal Valley shifting toward Anticlinal Axis ...
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accumulation Alps anticlines basalt base-level basins become beds Carboniferous character cliffs coast-lines cones configuration Cretaceous crust crustal movements crystalline débris denudation deposits depressions depth detritus direction dislocations drainage elevation epigene action epigene agents eroded escarpments eventually feet fiords flexures flow fluvio-glacial deposits folds fracture gently geological structure glacial action glaciers gradually granite ground-moraines Highlands hills hollows horizontal strata ice-sheet igneous rocks inclined indented infrequently irregular islands joints Jura Mountains laccoliths lakes land land-forms land-surface lava less limestone low grounds masses materials Mesozoic modified moraines mountain-chain mountain-valleys mountains normal faults North Old Red Sandstone outcrops owe their origin Permian plain of erosion plateau regions relatively result ridges rock-basins rock-masses sand sandstones schistose schists Section sediment shales Silurian slopes Southern Uplands strata streams and rivers superficial surface surface-features synclinal tectonic tend thickness tion tracts traversed underground undulating usually valleys vertical volcanic