Earth Sculpture; Or, The Origin of Land-forms |
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Page vii
... Character of Rocks in determining the Con- figuration assumed by Horizontal Strata - Plains and Plateaux of Accumulation . 44 CHAPTER IV LAND - FORMS IN REGIONS OF GENTLY INCLINED STRATA 73 Escarpments and Dip - slopes - Dip - valleys ...
... Character of Rocks in determining the Con- figuration assumed by Horizontal Strata - Plains and Plateaux of Accumulation . 44 CHAPTER IV LAND - FORMS IN REGIONS OF GENTLY INCLINED STRATA 73 Escarpments and Dip - slopes - Dip - valleys ...
Page viii
... CHARACTER IN THE DETERMINA- TION OF LAND - FORMS • Joints in Rocks and the part they play in determining Surface- features Texture and Mineralogical composition of Rocks in rela- tion to Weathering - Forms assumed by various Rocks . 195 ...
... CHARACTER IN THE DETERMINA- TION OF LAND - FORMS • Joints in Rocks and the part they play in determining Surface- features Texture and Mineralogical composition of Rocks in rela- tion to Weathering - Forms assumed by various Rocks . 195 ...
Page ix
... character of Boulder - clay - Central Region of Glacial Erosion and Peripheral Area of Glacial Accumulation — Fluvio- glacial deposits - Loess , origin of its materials - Glaciation of North America - Modifications of Surface produced ...
... character of Boulder - clay - Central Region of Glacial Erosion and Peripheral Area of Glacial Accumulation — Fluvio- glacial deposits - Loess , origin of its materials - Glaciation of North America - Modifications of Surface produced ...
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... character , had at last become approximately stable - the occasional earthquakes and volcanic disturbances of recent times being looked upon as only the final manifestations of those forces which in earlier ages had been mainly ...
... character , had at last become approximately stable - the occasional earthquakes and volcanic disturbances of recent times being looked upon as only the final manifestations of those forces which in earlier ages had been mainly ...
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James Geikie. altered that it is often hard to detect their original character . These altered masses form what are called the metamorphic rocks . They are typically repre- sented by such rocks as gneiss , mica - schist , clay - slate ...
James Geikie. altered that it is often hard to detect their original character . These altered masses form what are called the metamorphic rocks . They are typically repre- sented by such rocks as gneiss , mica - schist , clay - slate ...
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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