Geological Excursions Round the Isle of Wight, and Along the Adjacent Coast of Dorsetshire: Illustrative of the Most Interesting Geological Phenomena and Organic RemainsH. G. Bohn, 1854 - 356 стор. |
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... considerable discrimina- tion to distinguish them , belong to definite beds and ranges of strata . Thus , one of the smallest of the nummulites ( N. variolarius ) distinguishes a clay - bed at Barton and Stub- bington , as well as ...
... considerable discrimina- tion to distinguish them , belong to definite beds and ranges of strata . Thus , one of the smallest of the nummulites ( N. variolarius ) distinguishes a clay - bed at Barton and Stub- bington , as well as ...
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... considerable height above it . Such is the phenomenon of the Artesian wells in and near London . The impermeable clay confines the water contained in the sand beneath ; the engineer perfo- * The term plastic clay ( argille plastique ) ...
... considerable height above it . Such is the phenomenon of the Artesian wells in and near London . The impermeable clay confines the water contained in the sand beneath ; the engineer perfo- * The term plastic clay ( argille plastique ) ...
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... considerable sections of the eocene strata are traversed by this line , yet here and there the characteristic soil of the London clay may be seen in the cuttings , where the surface has not acquired a covering of turf . On Wandsworth ...
... considerable sections of the eocene strata are traversed by this line , yet here and there the characteristic soil of the London clay may be seen in the cuttings , where the surface has not acquired a covering of turf . On Wandsworth ...
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... considerable thickness . The organic remains hitherto discovered in these beds are but few ; comprising only some detached bones , and a tooth of a mammoth , and bones of a species of horse and deer ; and as the tertiary strata are in a ...
... considerable thickness . The organic remains hitherto discovered in these beds are but few ; comprising only some detached bones , and a tooth of a mammoth , and bones of a species of horse and deer ; and as the tertiary strata are in a ...
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... considerable distance . The first line of hills consists of freshwater strata , which are superimposed on the eocene marine deposits ; the distant range is part of the chain of chalk downs that traverses the island throughout its entire ...
... considerable distance . The first line of hills consists of freshwater strata , which are superimposed on the eocene marine deposits ; the distant range is part of the chain of chalk downs that traverses the island throughout its entire ...
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8vo pub abound Alum Bay animals appear Atherfield beautiful beds Binstead Blackgang Chine bones Brook Bay Brook Point calcareous chalk cliffs chalk downs character Chine coast coloured composed Compton Bay containing Cove cretaceous Edition Engravings eocene eocene strata feet figured firestone Fitton flint fluviatile formation fossils freshwater shells galt genera Geol Geological greensand Headon Hill Hordwell iguanodon illustrated imbedded inches Island Isle of Purbeck Isle of Wight layers lign lignite limestone London clay lower lowermost Lulworth Lulworth Cove mammalia marine marl masses Medals of Creation Memoir miles morocco nodules numerous observed obtained oolite organic remains plants portion Portland Portrait Purbeck quarries remarkable reptiles river rock Ryde sand Sandown Bay sandstone Shanklin shore species specimens stone strata surface Sussex Swanage teeth thick Tilgate Forest trees Undercliff upper vertebræ vertical Wealden Wealden deposits Wealden strata Whitecliff Bay Wonders of Geology
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