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... Strata . The Coal Measures , completed Page ... 213 IX . Secondary Strata . The new Red Sandstone , and the Oolitic systems .................. 243 X. Secondary Strata . The Cretaceous or Chalk system . Tertiary Strata ...
... Strata . The Coal Measures , completed Page ... 213 IX . Secondary Strata . The new Red Sandstone , and the Oolitic systems .................. 243 X. Secondary Strata . The Cretaceous or Chalk system . Tertiary Strata ...
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... strata of the earth , in quantities so fallacies usually entertained in favour of them . great as almost to exceed the limits of credibility . One evident disadvantage of building societies , as By microscopic measurement , it has been ...
... strata of the earth , in quantities so fallacies usually entertained in favour of them . great as almost to exceed the limits of credibility . One evident disadvantage of building societies , as By microscopic measurement , it has been ...
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... strata . 21. These strata always occupy determinate relative positions . — Strata , when lying in their natural undisturbed positions , invariably occupy a certain regular determinate order , so that , for instance , if groups of six ...
... strata . 21. These strata always occupy determinate relative positions . — Strata , when lying in their natural undisturbed positions , invariably occupy a certain regular determinate order , so that , for instance , if groups of six ...
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... strata , as , for instance , between the fine grain and thin laminæ of slate , and the coarse conglomerate of gravel ; or again , between the soft , white , incombustible substance of chalk , and the hard , black , highly inflammable ...
... strata , as , for instance , between the fine grain and thin laminæ of slate , and the coarse conglomerate of gravel ; or again , between the soft , white , incombustible substance of chalk , and the hard , black , highly inflammable ...
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... Strata . - Or , the mass so driven up and vomited forth , may be in a state of fusion , and accordingly spread itself over the neighbouring surface strata , and hence be called overlying . 35. False , or interstratification . - Or ...
... Strata . - Or , the mass so driven up and vomited forth , may be in a state of fusion , and accordingly spread itself over the neighbouring surface strata , and hence be called overlying . 35. False , or interstratification . - Or ...
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