The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 10. köideThomas Spencer Baynes, William Robertson Smith R.S. Peale, 1890 |
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Page 56
... hornblende and primitive mica . Along the north side of Lough Corrib to Ballynakill the mica slate and hornblende rise into mountains , and the limestone disappears . From Lough Mask to the Killerics is a transition country of ...
... hornblende and primitive mica . Along the north side of Lough Corrib to Ballynakill the mica slate and hornblende rise into mountains , and the limestone disappears . From Lough Mask to the Killerics is a transition country of ...
Page 115
... hornblende , " " potstone , " and what not ; Mr Ravenshaw , in the case of one building , of " granite and marbles . " The black stone is probably basalt from the Rajmahl hills , but more precise information is desirable . In conclusion ...
... hornblende , " " potstone , " and what not ; Mr Ravenshaw , in the case of one building , of " granite and marbles . " The black stone is probably basalt from the Rajmahl hills , but more precise information is desirable . In conclusion ...
Page 215
... hornblende , and labradorite . No more reliable proof could be desired that some at least of the other members of the solar system are formed of the same materials as compose the earth . But in recent years a far more precise and ...
... hornblende , and labradorite . No more reliable proof could be desired that some at least of the other members of the solar system are formed of the same materials as compose the earth . But in recent years a far more precise and ...
Page 228
... hornblende slate . Augite ( resembling hornblende in composition ) is divisible into two groups . The pale non - aluminous varieties ( diopside , sahlite , coccolite , & c . ) occur under conditions like those of the pale horn- blendes ...
... hornblende slate . Augite ( resembling hornblende in composition ) is divisible into two groups . The pale non - aluminous varieties ( diopside , sahlite , coccolite , & c . ) occur under conditions like those of the pale horn- blendes ...
Page 229
... hornblende and augite ) . Many rocks ( basalts and dolerites particularly ) which look quite black on a fresh surface , become red , brown , or yellow on exposure . Yellow , as a dull earthy colouring matter , almost always indicates ...
... hornblende and augite ) . Many rocks ( basalts and dolerites particularly ) which look quite black on a fresh surface , become red , brown , or yellow on exposure . Yellow , as a dull earthy colouring matter , almost always indicates ...
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