Earth Sculpture; Or, The Origin of Land-forms |
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Page iii
... results arrived at by geologists as to the development of land - forms generally , no introductory treatise is available . Possibly , therefore , the present attempt to supply a deficiency may not be wholly unaccept- able . In a work ...
... results arrived at by geologists as to the development of land - forms generally , no introductory treatise is available . Possibly , therefore , the present attempt to supply a deficiency may not be wholly unaccept- able . In a work ...
Page viii
... resulting features . CHAPTER IX INFLUENCE OF ROCK 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 ...
... resulting features . CHAPTER IX INFLUENCE OF ROCK 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 ...
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... result is seen in the deeply eroded rocks , enormous masses of which , it can be shown , have been thus gradually removed . The evidence of denudation is conspicuous , but its products have for the most part been carried away . In some ...
... result is seen in the deeply eroded rocks , enormous masses of which , it can be shown , have been thus gradually removed . The evidence of denudation is conspicuous , but its products have for the most part been carried away . In some ...
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... where rain falls , the result of this chemical action is conspicuous ; soluble rocks are everywhere dissolving , while partially soluble rocks are becoming rotten and disintegrated . In limestone . areas 26 EARTH SCULPTURE.
... where rain falls , the result of this chemical action is conspicuous ; soluble rocks are everywhere dissolving , while partially soluble rocks are becoming rotten and disintegrated . In limestone . areas 26 EARTH SCULPTURE.
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... results of the chemical action of meteoric water be most evident in places . where calcareous rocks predominate , yet the thick- ness attained in other countries by the crusts of less soluble rocks shows plainly enough that the whole ...
... results of the chemical action of meteoric water be most evident in places . where calcareous rocks predominate , yet the thick- ness attained in other countries by the crusts of less soluble rocks shows plainly enough that the whole ...
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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