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... upper valleys which ramify in all directions , from all river valleys , through and to all sides of the tops of all elevations , whether high or low . The sea ends every valley , but it never yet Origin of allu- began one . That is ...
... upper valleys which ramify in all directions , from all river valleys , through and to all sides of the tops of all elevations , whether high or low . The sea ends every valley , but it never yet Origin of allu- began one . That is ...
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... upper parts continue , the lower part of the valley becomes horizontal . The passage of the detritus of the upper parts is then checked in this horizontal part , and soil ac- cumulates there backward up the valley . This is the origin ...
... upper parts continue , the lower part of the valley becomes horizontal . The passage of the detritus of the upper parts is then checked in this horizontal part , and soil ac- cumulates there backward up the valley . This is the origin ...
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... the course of the Sioule , ' ' the river has excavated a ravine through lava and subjacent gneiss to the depth of four hundred feet . On the upper part of the precipice forming the left side 26 [ CH . II . TERRACES OF GLEN ROY.
... the course of the Sioule , ' ' the river has excavated a ravine through lava and subjacent gneiss to the depth of four hundred feet . On the upper part of the precipice forming the left side 26 [ CH . II . TERRACES OF GLEN ROY.
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George Greenwood. the upper part of the precipice forming the left side of this ravine , we see a great mass of black and red scoriaceous lava ; below this a thin bed of gravel , evidently an ancient river - bed , now at an elevation of ...
George Greenwood. the upper part of the precipice forming the left side of this ravine , we see a great mass of black and red scoriaceous lava ; below this a thin bed of gravel , evidently an ancient river - bed , now at an elevation of ...
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... upper parts have been turned to powder under the action of the two powers . And it is astonishing to what a depth below the surface these two powers to- gether will alter even the hardest rocks . They decay into soft mud , earth , clay ...
... upper parts have been turned to powder under the action of the two powers . And it is astonishing to what a depth below the surface these two powers to- gether will alter even the hardest rocks . They decay into soft mud , earth , clay ...
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