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... sand of the sea - shore as a rock equally with the hardest granite or basalt . Rocks are divided into two great classes . The igneous class consists of rocks which have directly consolidated from a state of fusion , while the derivative ...
... sand of the sea - shore as a rock equally with the hardest granite or basalt . Rocks are divided into two great classes . The igneous class consists of rocks which have directly consolidated from a state of fusion , while the derivative ...
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... sand and dust . If we take up a position on some bridge in the lower reaches of the river during a heavy flood , we shall find the swollen waters turbid with the sediment produced by the breakage of the rocks above , and following the ...
... sand and dust . If we take up a position on some bridge in the lower reaches of the river during a heavy flood , we shall find the swollen waters turbid with the sediment produced by the breakage of the rocks above , and following the ...
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... cliff , the alluvial flat by the riverside , the sand dune on the sea - shore , the cone of the volcanic vent , are caused by excess of accumulation over material removed by denudation . Each has its 26 SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF SCENERY.
... cliff , the alluvial flat by the riverside , the sand dune on the sea - shore , the cone of the volcanic vent , are caused by excess of accumulation over material removed by denudation . Each has its 26 SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF SCENERY.
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... sand - hills or sand- dunes . Each of these will be more appropriately considered in later chapters , and we may here confine our attention to the hills of upheaval and circumdenudation , which constitute by far the largest proportion ...
... sand - hills or sand- dunes . Each of these will be more appropriately considered in later chapters , and we may here confine our attention to the hills of upheaval and circumdenudation , which constitute by far the largest proportion ...
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... sand , the very finest into mud . Every river possesses a certain amount of energy , which enables it to do work , and the work which it performs is of a twofold nature , namely , transporta- tion and corrasion . Its energy is not ...
... sand , the very finest into mud . Every river possesses a certain amount of energy , which enables it to do work , and the work which it performs is of a twofold nature , namely , transporta- tion and corrasion . Its energy is not ...
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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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