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Page 71
... strata of rock occur . The railway is at a depth of fifty or sixty feet , the upper portion of which is rock , and the lower consists of a less solid material . Instead of making an excavation of the slope required by the lower strata ...
... strata of rock occur . The railway is at a depth of fifty or sixty feet , the upper portion of which is rock , and the lower consists of a less solid material . Instead of making an excavation of the slope required by the lower strata ...
Page 189
... strata of the tertiary formation in Siberia are full of animal remains , as the elephant , rhinoceros , & c . V. The Man of Asia . - As Asia is the most extensive of the great divisions of the globe , it is likewise far superior to the ...
... strata of the tertiary formation in Siberia are full of animal remains , as the elephant , rhinoceros , & c . V. The Man of Asia . - As Asia is the most extensive of the great divisions of the globe , it is likewise far superior to the ...
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... Strata . Tertiary Strata . ( DIAGRAM NO . THE THERE is perhaps no portion of the earth's surface , of the same extent , which contains so great a variety of those mineral sub- stances which minister to the necessities and comforts of ...
... Strata . Tertiary Strata . ( DIAGRAM NO . THE THERE is perhaps no portion of the earth's surface , of the same extent , which contains so great a variety of those mineral sub- stances which minister to the necessities and comforts of ...
Page 234
... strata as they are called , lie upon each other in a certain determinate order , which is never , in any degree , inverted . Suppose the series of strata to be represented by the letters of the alphabet , A being the stra- tum nearest ...
... strata as they are called , lie upon each other in a certain determinate order , which is never , in any degree , inverted . Suppose the series of strata to be represented by the letters of the alphabet , A being the stra- tum nearest ...
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Being a Collection of Treatises, in Various Departments of Knowledge Charles Knight. Primary Strata . Tertiary Strata . ( DIAGRAM NO . 1 . ) - Order of Succession of the different Layers of Rocks which compose the Crust of the Earth ...
Being a Collection of Treatises, in Various Departments of Knowledge Charles Knight. Primary Strata . Tertiary Strata . ( DIAGRAM NO . 1 . ) - Order of Succession of the different Layers of Rocks which compose the Crust of the Earth ...
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