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The derivative rocks, with which in many regions igneous rocks are associated,
occupy by far the larger portion of the land-surface, entering abundantly into the
composition of low grounds and mountains alike. Most of these derivatives are ...
The derivative rocks, with which in many regions igneous rocks are associated,
occupy by far the larger portion of the land-surface, entering abundantly into the
composition of low grounds and mountains alike. Most of these derivatives are ...
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As a rule, denudation will take place most rapidly over the more steeply inclined
portions of the ground. On mountain declivities and hill slopes rock-disintegration
and the removal of waste products will proceed more actively than upon low ...
As a rule, denudation will take place most rapidly over the more steeply inclined
portions of the ground. On mountain declivities and hill slopes rock-disintegration
and the removal of waste products will proceed more actively than upon low ...
Page 45
The relatively hard and resisting rocks will determine the position of the high
grounds, while the low grounds will practically coincide with the areas occupied
by the more yielding rock-masses. This we shall find holds true to a large extent
of all ...
The relatively hard and resisting rocks will determine the position of the high
grounds, while the low grounds will practically coincide with the areas occupied
by the more yielding rock-masses. This we shall find holds true to a large extent
of all ...
Page 79
In a word, the region would eventually be traversed from left to right by
pronounced lines of escarpment rising to many hundreds of feet above the low
grounds at their base, and falling away in a long gentle slope in the direction of
the dip.
In a word, the region would eventually be traversed from left to right by
pronounced lines of escarpment rising to many hundreds of feet above the low
grounds at their base, and falling away in a long gentle slope in the direction of
the dip.
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direction, we first traverse low-lying plains of sandstone and argillaceous beds,
until on the other side of the Severn we reach the Cotswolds, a belt of high
ground over 1000 feet in height, and reaching in places a width of 30 miles. The
rocks ...
direction, we first traverse low-lying plains of sandstone and argillaceous beds,
until on the other side of the Severn we reach the Cotswolds, a belt of high
ground over 1000 feet in height, and reaching in places a width of 30 miles. The
rocks ...
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| Title | Earth Sculpture: Or, The Origin of Land-forms Volume 4 of The science series. [v. 4] |
| Author | James Geikie |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1898 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 23 Jun 2006 |
| Length | 397 pages |
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