Open-air Studies: An Introduction to Geology Out-of-doorsC. Griffin, limited, 1895 - 322 Seiten |
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... action of plants or animals . Its chemical composition is constant , or varies only by a well - defined series of chemical replacements . Under favourable conditions , it assumes a crystalline form . One mineral is known from another by ...
... action of plants or animals . Its chemical composition is constant , or varies only by a well - defined series of chemical replacements . Under favourable conditions , it assumes a crystalline form . One mineral is known from another by ...
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... rocks , resulting as it does from the decomposition and alteration of minerals contain- ing iron . Magnetite is often coloured brown by this action on its exterior . KL II . Chlorides . Rock - Salt . Sodium 16 OPEN - AIR STUDIES.
... rocks , resulting as it does from the decomposition and alteration of minerals contain- ing iron . Magnetite is often coloured brown by this action on its exterior . KL II . Chlorides . Rock - Salt . Sodium 16 OPEN - AIR STUDIES.
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... action or absence of action can be examined with a lens or a microscope . The microscope was used by the French observer , Cordier , in 18152 for the determination of tiny mineral specimens such as these ; and he compared his particles ...
... action or absence of action can be examined with a lens or a microscope . The microscope was used by the French observer , Cordier , in 18152 for the determination of tiny mineral specimens such as these ; and he compared his particles ...
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... action of the current upon small pebbles lodged either in hollows on their exposed surfaces or between the joints of the stones . " The Severn , in this steeply banked and pic- turesque part of its course , brings over each square foot ...
... action of the current upon small pebbles lodged either in hollows on their exposed surfaces or between the joints of the stones . " The Severn , in this steeply banked and pic- turesque part of its course , brings over each square foot ...
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... action of the stream had cut away about half their bulk , and had removed two inches of stone from the general surface of the weir . Of course the softer portions would go first ; but it seems likely that in a hundred years these large ...
... action of the stream had cut away about half their bulk , and had removed two inches of stone from the general surface of the weir . Of course the softer portions would go first ; but it seems likely that in a hundred years these large ...
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