Earth Sculpture; Or, The Origin of Land-forms |
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Page vii
... 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 Accumulation . PAGE I 18 44 CHAPTER IV LAND - FORMS IN ...
... 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 Accumulation . PAGE I 18 44 CHAPTER IV LAND - FORMS IN ...
Page viii
... determining Surface- features Texture and Mineralogical composition of Rocks in rela- tion to Weathering - Forms assumed by various Rocks . PAGE 92 128 150 173 195 CHAPTER X LAND - FORMS MODIFIED BY GLACIAL ACTION Geological viii CONTENTS.
... determining Surface- features Texture and Mineralogical composition of Rocks in rela- tion to Weathering - Forms assumed by various Rocks . PAGE 92 128 150 173 195 CHAPTER X LAND - FORMS MODIFIED BY GLACIAL ACTION Geological viii CONTENTS.
Page x
... determined by form of Land - surface- Subordinate Influence of Marine Erosion . CHAPTER XVI CLASSIFICATION OF LAND - FORMS PAGE 315 . 335 Plains of Accumulation and of Erosion - Plateaux of Accumulation and Erosion - Hills and Mountains ...
... determined by form of Land - surface- Subordinate Influence of Marine Erosion . CHAPTER XVI CLASSIFICATION OF LAND - FORMS PAGE 315 . 335 Plains of Accumulation and of Erosion - Plateaux of Accumulation and Erosion - Hills and Mountains ...
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James Geikie. CHAPTER III LAND - FORMS IN REGIONS OF HORIZONTAL STRATA VARIOUS FACTORS DETERMINING EARTH SCULPTURE - INFLUENCE OF GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE AND THE CHARACTER OF ROCKS IN DETERMINING THE CONFIGURATION ASSUMED BY HORIZONTAL ...
James Geikie. CHAPTER III LAND - FORMS IN REGIONS OF HORIZONTAL STRATA VARIOUS FACTORS DETERMINING EARTH SCULPTURE - INFLUENCE OF GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE AND THE CHARACTER OF ROCKS IN DETERMINING THE CONFIGURATION ASSUMED BY HORIZONTAL ...
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... determined solely by the min- eralogical composition of the rocks . There is yet another factor to be taken into consideration . The form assumed by a land - surface under denudation de- pends not only on the composition of rocks , but ...
... determined solely by the min- eralogical composition of the rocks . There is yet another factor to be taken into consideration . The form assumed by a land - surface under denudation de- pends not only on the composition of rocks , but ...
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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