Transactions and Proceedings, Том 4Society at the Perthshire Natural History Museum., 1908 |
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Perthshire Society of Natural Science. MILLER AND SMAIL , PRINTERS , PERTH . INDEX TO SUBJECTS- ANTIQUARIAN , BOTANICAL , GEOGRAPHICAL , GEOLOGICAL.
Perthshire Society of Natural Science. MILLER AND SMAIL , PRINTERS , PERTH . INDEX TO SUBJECTS- ANTIQUARIAN , BOTANICAL , GEOGRAPHICAL , GEOLOGICAL.
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... GEOLOGICAL- Crieff District , Rocks and Minerals of , ... Duror , Argyllshire , Notes on Natural History , Geology , and Antiquities of , Grossularite , Note on Crystals of , from Corsiehill Quarry , Minerals occurring in Perthshire ...
... GEOLOGICAL- Crieff District , Rocks and Minerals of , ... Duror , Argyllshire , Notes on Natural History , Geology , and Antiquities of , Grossularite , Note on Crystals of , from Corsiehill Quarry , Minerals occurring in Perthshire ...
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... geology from direct observation of the phenomena presented by the rocks themselves , and by the various agents which act on them . As a convenient centre from which one may either begin , or con- tinue to pursue , the study of geology ...
... geology from direct observation of the phenomena presented by the rocks themselves , and by the various agents which act on them . As a convenient centre from which one may either begin , or con- tinue to pursue , the study of geology ...
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... geological phenomena which may be observed in each of the directions mentioned above , and in the order given . It has occurred to the writer of them that some such practical help as they are intended to afford may possibly be of use to ...
... geological phenomena which may be observed in each of the directions mentioned above , and in the order given . It has occurred to the writer of them that some such practical help as they are intended to afford may possibly be of use to ...
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... geological divisions , as found on opposite sides of the line of reference , exhibit masses of volcanic and plutonic ... geologist of the twentieth century with a wide field for speculation and research . Among the rugged heights that ...
... geological divisions , as found on opposite sides of the line of reference , exhibit masses of volcanic and plutonic ... geologist of the twentieth century with a wide field for speculation and research . Among the rugged heights that ...
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agates andesite April augite August Ballinluig Bank Barclay basalt birds British Buchanan White colour Corsiehill Crested Grebe Crieff crystals December deposits dextral diorite district dolerite Dunkeld Duror dyke Essays excursions F. B. White February feet felspar Flora fungi geological Glen Farg Glen Lednock granite ground haughland hornblende igneous rocks inches interesting island James January July June Kinnoull Hill land lava Lednock Librarian-James Coates Loch March miles minerals Mollusca mountain Muir Museum Natural History Naturalists nest November Old Red Sandstone origin papers were read Perth Perthshire Perthshire Society Photographic Pitroddie plagioclase plants Plate present President Proc Quarry quartz rainfall Report river sand sandstone schist Scotland Scottish Secretary-S. T. Ellison seen shells shore side Sidlaws sinistral sinistrorsum species specimens Stewart stones summer surface Tentsmuir terraces Trans Transactions valley volcanic weather
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