Open-air Studies: An Introduction to Geology Out-of-doorsC. Griffin, limited, 1895 - 322 Seiten |
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... clays , and often surrounding fossils . V. Sulphates . Gypsum . - Hydrous calcium sulphate , each molecule containing 4 atoms of hydrogen , I of calcium , I of sulphur , and 6 of oxygen . Colourless and transparent ; glassy lustre ...
... clays , and often surrounding fossils . V. Sulphates . Gypsum . - Hydrous calcium sulphate , each molecule containing 4 atoms of hydrogen , I of calcium , I of sulphur , and 6 of oxygen . Colourless and transparent ; glassy lustre ...
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... Clays . We have now enumerated some twenty - six minerals which we shall commonly meet with in our observations of the earth's crust . One point must have been forced upon us in glancing over the descriptions . These common minerals ...
... Clays . We have now enumerated some twenty - six minerals which we shall commonly meet with in our observations of the earth's crust . One point must have been forced upon us in glancing over the descriptions . These common minerals ...
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... clays . Near Dublin , the hollows of the granite mountains , and all the surface - gravels of the county , are full of limestone pebbles , exquisitely scratched by glacial action . Upper Lough Bray , a favourite resort in the Wicklow ...
... clays . Near Dublin , the hollows of the granite mountains , and all the surface - gravels of the county , are full of limestone pebbles , exquisitely scratched by glacial action . Upper Lough Bray , a favourite resort in the Wicklow ...
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... clay . Springs will emerge at B. down this as long as there is some means of escape at the other end . Imagine ( fig . 2 ) a great layer of limestone resting on a layer of clay , and both tilted up so that the higher end forms the crest ...
... clay . Springs will emerge at B. down this as long as there is some means of escape at the other end . Imagine ( fig . 2 ) a great layer of limestone resting on a layer of clay , and both tilted up so that the higher end forms the crest ...
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... clays , which slope outwards towards the sea . The permeable rocks allow water to soak down until it reaches the clay , where it lubricates , as it were , the natural inclined plane provided . On December 24 , 1839 , about a mile of the ...
... clays , which slope outwards towards the sea . The permeable rocks allow water to soak down until it reaches the clay , where it lubricates , as it were , the natural inclined plane provided . On December 24 , 1839 , about a mile of the ...
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