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... limestone , which are nevertheless welded together , but the majority of planes of stratification , and those with which we are here chiefly concerned , are actual planes of discon- tinuity along which rocks may be split . It is obvious ...
... limestone , which are nevertheless welded together , but the majority of planes of stratification , and those with which we are here chiefly concerned , are actual planes of discon- tinuity along which rocks may be split . It is obvious ...
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... Limestone Alps of Savoy , by kind permission of the author , Mr. W. G. Collingwood , is a bird's - eye view of part of the Jura mountains and the Alps of Savoy , near Geneva , and admirably illustrates the wave - like character of these ...
... Limestone Alps of Savoy , by kind permission of the author , Mr. W. G. Collingwood , is a bird's - eye view of part of the Jura mountains and the Alps of Savoy , near Geneva , and admirably illustrates the wave - like character of these ...
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... limestone to the action of acid , or more simply by dissolving a cubical block of sugar in a cup of tea , for at every edge a given mass pre- sents twice as much surface as a cubical mass of the same size which is exposed away from the ...
... limestone to the action of acid , or more simply by dissolving a cubical block of sugar in a cup of tea , for at every edge a given mass pre- sents twice as much surface as a cubical mass of the same size which is exposed away from the ...
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... limestone or basalt . As the result of change , sandstone is often con- verted into a hard white rock , quartzite , which is very durable , being prone to resist both chemical and mechanical denudation , and accordingly it often gives ...
... limestone or basalt . As the result of change , sandstone is often con- verted into a hard white rock , quartzite , which is very durable , being prone to resist both chemical and mechanical denudation , and accordingly it often gives ...
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... limestone countries are due to the well - jointed and thick - bedded character of many limestones , and to their porosity and solu- bility . The rocks break along joint - planes , producing cliffs resembling those formed by sandstones ...
... limestone countries are due to the well - jointed and thick - bedded character of many limestones , and to their porosity and solu- bility . The rocks break along joint - planes , producing cliffs resembling those formed by sandstones ...
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accordingly accumulation action agents angles barrier basins cause character cliffs clouds coast colour considerable corrasion crater crevasses Crown 8vo crust curve delta Demy 8vo denudation deposits desert regions drainage E. V. LUCAS earth's surface effect erosion escarpment existence extent Fcap feet fissure flow folding formation formed fragments frequently Geological give rise glacial glacier gorge Greenland ground hard rock height Henry Mountains hills hollows horizontal igneous rocks Illustrations islands Lake District land lava limestone lithosphere lower marked mass material monoclinal moraines mountain movement nature névé occupied occur ocean original outline owing particles peneplain plain planes of stratification plateau portion produced result ridge river rocks sand scenery screes Second Edition sediment seen side slope snow soft rocks Spitsbergen strata subaerial subsequent streams Tarn tion tract tributary Ullswater uplift upper valley vapour vegetation vertical volcanic watershed waves weathering wind
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