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... rocks rot , and thus soil is in perpetual formation over the whole surface of the earth . And from the whole surface of the earth it is in perpetual move- ment , by the wash of rain to the bottom of the sea . This travelling rotten part ...
... rocks rot , and thus soil is in perpetual formation over the whole surface of the earth . And from the whole surface of the earth it is in perpetual move- ment , by the wash of rain to the bottom of the sea . This travelling rotten part ...
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... aware of their disposition to set up their own gravestones . Shortly , these alluvial patches come and go thus . Every barrier of hard rock which crosses the bed of a river or valley becomes a CH . II . ] 13 AND LAKES OF AUVERGNE .
... aware of their disposition to set up their own gravestones . Shortly , these alluvial patches come and go thus . Every barrier of hard rock which crosses the bed of a river or valley becomes a CH . II . ] 13 AND LAKES OF AUVERGNE .
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... rocks precipitated from the waters of mineral springs ; shells and insects imbedded , together with the remains of the cro- codile and tortoise , the eggs and bones of water- birds , and the skeletons of quadrupeds , some of them ...
... rocks precipitated from the waters of mineral springs ; shells and insects imbedded , together with the remains of the cro- codile and tortoise , the eggs and bones of water- birds , and the skeletons of quadrupeds , some of them ...
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... rock has suffered by aqueous erosion , and the integrity of the cone of sand and ashes , which has in the meantime remained uninjured on the neighbour- ing platform , where it was placed beyond the reach of the power of running water ...
... rock has suffered by aqueous erosion , and the integrity of the cone of sand and ashes , which has in the meantime remained uninjured on the neighbour- ing platform , where it was placed beyond the reach of the power of running water ...
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... under the action of the two powers . And it is astonishing to what a depth below the surface these two powers to- gether will alter even the hardest rocks . They decay into soft mud , earth , clay , or 30 [ CH . II . TERRACES OF GLEN ROY.
... under the action of the two powers . And it is astonishing to what a depth below the surface these two powers to- gether will alter even the hardest rocks . They decay into soft mud , earth , clay , or 30 [ CH . II . TERRACES OF GLEN ROY.
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