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Near Santo Domingo they had been traced for two miles in length , and probably
they extend much further . They are what are called fissureveins , owing their
origin to cracks or fractures in the rocks that have been filled up with mineral ...
Near Santo Domingo they had been traced for two miles in length , and probably
they extend much further . They are what are called fissureveins , owing their
origin to cracks or fractures in the rocks that have been filled up with mineral ...
Page 115
To the south the eye first passes over about six miles of forest , then savannahs
and grassy ranges stretching to the lake , which is only dimly seen , with the
peaks of Madera and Ometépec more distinct , the latter bearing south - west by
west .
To the south the eye first passes over about six miles of forest , then savannahs
and grassy ranges stretching to the lake , which is only dimly seen , with the
peaks of Madera and Ometépec more distinct , the latter bearing south - west by
west .
Page 267
The vast quantity of material thrown out by this explosion may be gathered from
the fact that , one hundred and twenty miles away , near the volcano of San
Miguel , the dust was so thick that it was quite dark from four o ' clock in the
evening ...
The vast quantity of material thrown out by this explosion may be gathered from
the fact that , one hundred and twenty miles away , near the volcano of San
Miguel , the dust was so thick that it was quite dark from four o ' clock in the
evening ...
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua 561. number of Everyman's library Everyman's library, ed. by Ernest Rhys. Science Everyman's library. Travel and topography 561. number of Everyman's library: Science |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Contributor | Thomas Belt |
| Publisher | J.M. Dent & Sons, Limited, 1911 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 7 jaan. 2010 |
| Length | 306 pages |
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