Open-air Studies: An Introduction to Geology Out-of-doorsC. Griffin, limited, 1895 - 322 Seiten |
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... finally leads up to some one of the vexed problems of the globe . Even in so simple a book as this , I have not spared references to sources of infor- mation , abroad as well as at home ; for one of the great incen- tives in scientific ...
... finally leads up to some one of the vexed problems of the globe . Even in so simple a book as this , I have not spared references to sources of infor- mation , abroad as well as at home ; for one of the great incen- tives in scientific ...
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... finally opaque . Calcite ( calcium carbonate ) is typically transparent ; Iron Pyrites is opaque , even when ground down thinner than a sheet of notepaper . 3. Lustre . Some minerals reflect light brilliantly , like Quartz and Rock ...
... finally opaque . Calcite ( calcium carbonate ) is typically transparent ; Iron Pyrites is opaque , even when ground down thinner than a sheet of notepaper . 3. Lustre . Some minerals reflect light brilliantly , like Quartz and Rock ...
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... finally on the hone . With care , all parts of it can be made equally thin , and it may then be washed well and allowed to dry . 6. Cover the thin section thus made with Canada balsam , and place on this a thin cover - glass , such as ...
... finally on the hone . With care , all parts of it can be made equally thin , and it may then be washed well and allowed to dry . 6. Cover the thin section thus made with Canada balsam , and place on this a thin cover - glass , such as ...
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... finally form one large one ; and in this way , in the swirls of the river , basins are finally carved out of the solid rock . This is the history of the beautiful deep pools which occur in connexion with the falls . In Norway , a ...
... finally form one large one ; and in this way , in the swirls of the river , basins are finally carved out of the solid rock . This is the history of the beautiful deep pools which occur in connexion with the falls . In Norway , a ...
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... finally become rolled into pebbles . But a very long journey down stream is required before the finer materials become well rounded , and many of the little grains of sand , which are easily washed apart from one another by the water ...
... finally become rolled into pebbles . But a very long journey down stream is required before the finer materials become well rounded , and many of the little grains of sand , which are easily washed apart from one another by the water ...
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