The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal: Exhibiting a View of the Progressive Discoveries and Improvements in the Sciences and the Arts, 13. köideA. and C. Black, 1861 |
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... sand . In Iceland there are lava streams 50 miles long , 12-15 miles broad , and 600 feet deep ‡ Portions of these streams sometimes form hills as high as Arthur Seat or Salis- bury Crags ; and such is the persistence of the heat , that ...
... sand . In Iceland there are lava streams 50 miles long , 12-15 miles broad , and 600 feet deep ‡ Portions of these streams sometimes form hills as high as Arthur Seat or Salis- bury Crags ; and such is the persistence of the heat , that ...
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... sand , but did little damage . The eruption is reported in the " Klaus- NEW SERIES . - VOL . XIII . NO . I. — JAN . 1861 . с is included ; but in Dr Hjaltalin's chronological account it of the Kötlugjá Volcano , Iceland . 17.
... sand , but did little damage . The eruption is reported in the " Klaus- NEW SERIES . - VOL . XIII . NO . I. — JAN . 1861 . с is included ; but in Dr Hjaltalin's chronological account it of the Kötlugjá Volcano , Iceland . 17.
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... sand , and mud , thrown out by submarine volcanoes - formed of the débris of felspar , augite , olivine , magnetic iron , peroxide iron , or of the other constituents of trap rocks - assorted under the influence of water , time , high ...
... sand , and mud , thrown out by submarine volcanoes - formed of the débris of felspar , augite , olivine , magnetic iron , peroxide iron , or of the other constituents of trap rocks - assorted under the influence of water , time , high ...
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... sand being black volcanic sand . To the north of the range of jökuls , the lowland is mainly heath or moor land , and partly sandy wastes ; on the east it is chiefly of the latter character , and to a small extent marsh land ; and on ...
... sand being black volcanic sand . To the north of the range of jökuls , the lowland is mainly heath or moor land , and partly sandy wastes ; on the east it is chiefly of the latter character , and to a small extent marsh land ; and on ...
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... sand , ashes or lapilli , and pumice . The " Islendingur " of 5th June 1860 ( p . 39 ) refers to an eruption in the year 1000 , on the testimony of Dean Steingrimsson ; but it is altogether omitted , probably as not being properly ...
... sand , ashes or lapilli , and pumice . The " Islendingur " of 5th June 1860 ( p . 39 ) refers to an eruption in the year 1000 , on the testimony of Dean Steingrimsson ; but it is altogether omitted , probably as not being properly ...
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