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CHAPTER VI Configuration of the ground at Santo Domingo - Excavation of
valleys -Geology of the district - Decomposition of the rocks — Goldmining -
Auriferous quartz veins -- Mode of occurrence of the gold -Lodes richer next the
surface ...
CHAPTER VI Configuration of the ground at Santo Domingo - Excavation of
valleys -Geology of the district - Decomposition of the rocks — Goldmining -
Auriferous quartz veins -- Mode of occurrence of the gold -Lodes richer next the
surface ...
Page 76
Mr. David Forbes , in his account of the geology of Peru and Bolivia , has
advanced the opinion that auriferous quartz veins belong to two different systems
, one occurring in connection with Granitic , the other with Diorytic intrusive rocks .
Mr. David Forbes , in his account of the geology of Peru and Bolivia , has
advanced the opinion that auriferous quartz veins belong to two different systems
, one occurring in connection with Granitic , the other with Diorytic intrusive rocks .
Page 79
Sedimentary strata have been carried down , by movements of the earth's crust ,
far below the surface , covered by other deposits , and subjected to great heat ,
which , aided by the water contained in the rocks and various chemical reactions
...
Sedimentary strata have been carried down , by movements of the earth's crust ,
far below the surface , covered by other deposits , and subjected to great heat ,
which , aided by the water contained in the rocks and various chemical reactions
...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
Commence journey up San Juan riverPalms and wild canes | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
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