Earth Sculpture; Or, The Origin of Land-forms |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 67
Page v
... sections , and the monographs , me- moirs , and reports of our own and other national geological surveys are storehouses of information and instruction in physiographical geology . Some of these works that deal more especially with ...
... sections , and the monographs , me- moirs , and reports of our own and other national geological surveys are storehouses of information and instruction in physiographical geology . Some of these works that deal more especially with ...
Page vi
... section ( Fig . 34 ) borrowed from my brother's paper on the North - west Highlands ; to Mr. Stanford for reproductions of il- lustrations ( Figs . 77 , 83 , 87 , 88 ) from my Outlines of Geology ; to Herr Tempsky , Vienna , for Figs ...
... section ( Fig . 34 ) borrowed from my brother's paper on the North - west Highlands ; to Mr. Stanford for reproductions of il- lustrations ( Figs . 77 , 83 , 87 , 88 ) from my Outlines of Geology ; to Herr Tempsky , Vienna , for Figs ...
Page x
... and Formation of Surface - features prac- tically involves that of the Evolution of the Land . APPENDIX GLOSSARY INDEX . • PAGE 315 335 364 · 373 • 375 387 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 4 . 5 . Section across Faulted X CONTENTS.
... and Formation of Surface - features prac- tically involves that of the Evolution of the Land . APPENDIX GLOSSARY INDEX . • PAGE 315 335 364 · 373 • 375 387 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 4 . 5 . Section across Faulted X CONTENTS.
Page xi
... Section of Horizontal Strata 2. Section across an Anticline . 3. Section across Normal Anticlines and Synclines . Section across Anticlines and Synclines with Inclined Axes PAGE 7 9 ΙΟ IO II 4I II . 12 . Map of an Island composed of ...
... Section of Horizontal Strata 2. Section across an Anticline . 3. Section across Normal Anticlines and Synclines . Section across Anticlines and Synclines with Inclined Axes PAGE 7 9 ΙΟ IO II 4I II . 12 . Map of an Island composed of ...
Page xii
... Section from Quinaig to Head of Glenbeg ( Geol . Survey ) 35. Synclinal Double - fold 36. Anticlinal Double - fold ... Section across the Swiss Alps ( A. Heim ) . 40 . 41. Summit of Santis , East Side ( A. Heim ) • 42. Section across the ...
... Section from Quinaig to Head of Glenbeg ( Geol . Survey ) 35. Synclinal Double - fold 36. Anticlinal Double - fold ... Section across the Swiss Alps ( A. Heim ) . 40 . 41. Summit of Santis , East Side ( A. Heim ) • 42. Section across the ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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