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... facts and principles . * It is some gratification to me to find my own conclusions on some of the more important points in connexion with the genesis of the crystalline rocks so thoroughly in accord with those of Thomas Macfarlane , Esq ...
... facts and principles . * It is some gratification to me to find my own conclusions on some of the more important points in connexion with the genesis of the crystalline rocks so thoroughly in accord with those of Thomas Macfarlane , Esq ...
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... facts and observations contributed by Judd ( f ) , Allport ( g ) , Becker ( i ) , and others -- Action of saline ( marine ) waters in producing secondary minerals -the case of Grinshill fault ( k ) § iii - METATROPY . The term defined ...
... facts and observations contributed by Judd ( f ) , Allport ( g ) , Becker ( i ) , and others -- Action of saline ( marine ) waters in producing secondary minerals -the case of Grinshill fault ( k ) § iii - METATROPY . The term defined ...
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... fact , that - so far as the material universe is concerned— the sum - total of its energy is a fixed quantity . This energy- when manifested in operation - is differentiated in the various ways or modes to which we apply the term force ...
... fact , that - so far as the material universe is concerned— the sum - total of its energy is a fixed quantity . This energy- when manifested in operation - is differentiated in the various ways or modes to which we apply the term force ...
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... facts they have often little more than the imaginations of their authors to rest upon . * A really solid basis for theory can only be laid in a careful and laborious observation by impartial minds of the facts presented to us in nature ...
... facts they have often little more than the imaginations of their authors to rest upon . * A really solid basis for theory can only be laid in a careful and laborious observation by impartial minds of the facts presented to us in nature ...
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... facts and ignore the restrictions and limitations which may be convenient and even necessary in classifying rocks . Here as in so many cases we have to recognise the fact that Nature knows no sharp lines of demarcation , though for the ...
... facts and ignore the restrictions and limitations which may be convenient and even necessary in classifying rocks . Here as in so many cases we have to recognise the fact that Nature knows no sharp lines of demarcation , though for the ...
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acid action alkaline allotropic Alps alteration amorphous appears archæan rocks atmosphere augite Bonney calcite Cambrian character chemical clastic cleavage considerable constituents contact-metamorphism conversion cooling Credner Crown 8vo crust crystalline form crystalline schists crystallization decomposition deposition developement devitrification dissociation dolerite dolomite Earth Edition Essays fact felspar foliation formation fracture furnish garnet Geol Geological geologists glass gneiss granite graphite Heim high temperature hornblende Huronian igneous Illustrations instances intrusive mass Kalkowsky latent heat later limestones lithosphere magma materials metals metamorphism metataxic change metatropic change mica microscope minerals molecular nature Note observed occur olivine original orthoclase oxide paleozoic paramorphic paramorphic change phenomena phyllites physical Plates portions present pressure probably produced Prof quartz quartzites reactions regional metamorphism result rock-mass sandstones schistosity schists secondary paramorphism sedimentary seen serpentine shales silicates Silurian SiO2 slates solution stage steam strata structure sulphur surface theory tidal undergo vitreous vitrification Woodcuts zoisite zone
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