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Side 42
... ranges as volcanic , trappean , and granitic : - 1st . The Volcanic , as already stated , are generally associated with the more recent formations , and consist of trachytes , basaltic lavas , vesicular lavas , scoriæ , and other ...
... ranges as volcanic , trappean , and granitic : - 1st . The Volcanic , as already stated , are generally associated with the more recent formations , and consist of trachytes , basaltic lavas , vesicular lavas , scoriæ , and other ...
Side 43
... ranges more or less persistent , and from their higher anti- quity and longer subjection to wasting influences , are ... range of trap hills , whose grassy slopes and terraces ; " " bounded by sterile granitic ridges , whose snow - clad ...
... ranges more or less persistent , and from their higher anti- quity and longer subjection to wasting influences , are ... range of trap hills , whose grassy slopes and terraces ; " " bounded by sterile granitic ridges , whose snow - clad ...
Side 44
... range is altogether distinct from the slopes , terraces , and conical heights of secondary trap hills ; while these , on the other hand , are widely different , both in outline and in vegetable covering , from broad - shouldered ...
... range is altogether distinct from the slopes , terraces , and conical heights of secondary trap hills ; while these , on the other hand , are widely different , both in outline and in vegetable covering , from broad - shouldered ...
Side 45
... ranges of the globe . So far , then , as diversity of surface , fertility of soil , character of landscape , and similar peculiarities , are concerned , the connection between physical geography and geology is intimate and inseparable ...
... ranges of the globe . So far , then , as diversity of surface , fertility of soil , character of landscape , and similar peculiarities , are concerned , the connection between physical geography and geology is intimate and inseparable ...
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... ranges ; while level elevated tracts are spoken of as table - lands and plateaux . 41. Though encircling the globe on every side , and in all its parts most intimately connected with one great ocean , the Water is still divisible into ...
... ranges ; while level elevated tracts are spoken of as table - lands and plateaux . 41. Though encircling the globe on every side , and in all its parts most intimately connected with one great ocean , the Water is still divisible into ...
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