Geological Stories: A Series of Autobiographies in Chronological OrderHardwicke & Bogue, 1879 - 301 pages |
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... called Plutonists , got the better of the latter , who were termed Neptunists . ( The origin of these phrases my listeners will not find it difficult to understand . ) But my Plutonic commentators carried their victory too far . Not ...
... called Plutonists , got the better of the latter , who were termed Neptunists . ( The origin of these phrases my listeners will not find it difficult to understand . ) But my Plutonic commentators carried their victory too far . Not ...
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... is Legion ) is that called Felspar . Your eye may detect it in my mass , by its pink or flesh - colour , whilst it is so soft that you may scratch it with your finger nail . It is owing to THE STORY OF A PIECE OF GRANITE . 3.
... is Legion ) is that called Felspar . Your eye may detect it in my mass , by its pink or flesh - colour , whilst it is so soft that you may scratch it with your finger nail . It is owing to THE STORY OF A PIECE OF GRANITE . 3.
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... called Protogine . A fine - grained compound of felspar and granite , with equally minute scales of mica , gives to you the varietal name of Pegmatite . According to the number of minerals entering into our composition , I and my ...
... called Protogine . A fine - grained compound of felspar and granite , with equally minute scales of mica , gives to you the varietal name of Pegmatite . According to the number of minerals entering into our composition , I and my ...
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... called metamorphic rocks were those first formed as stratified deposits , but altered to their present appearance through the intense heat of the newly - created seas , along whose bottoms they had been elaborated ! All this is wrong ...
... called metamorphic rocks were those first formed as stratified deposits , but altered to their present appearance through the intense heat of the newly - created seas , along whose bottoms they had been elaborated ! All this is wrong ...
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... called Amethyst ; when of the colour of sherry , Topaz ; when of a smoke - brown hue , Cairn- gorm , & c . Mixed with other chemical substances I pass into jasper , flint , chalcedony , agates , & c . , in all of which you will find ...
... called Amethyst ; when of the colour of sherry , Topaz ; when of a smoke - brown hue , Cairn- gorm , & c . Mixed with other chemical substances I pass into jasper , flint , chalcedony , agates , & c . , in all of which you will find ...
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