Works, Volume 23D. Estes, 1989 |
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Page 198
... beds of limestone all descend at a uniform inclination into the gorge , where they are snapped short off , the torrent cut- ting its way along the cleft , while the beds rise on the other side in a huge contorted wave , forming the ...
... beds of limestone all descend at a uniform inclination into the gorge , where they are snapped short off , the torrent cut- ting its way along the cleft , while the beds rise on the other side in a huge contorted wave , forming the ...
Page 263
... beds of limestone to the gneiss on the latter col are most notable and interesting . But , ments of the slope of these gneiss beds ; for , although parallel on the great scale , they admit many varieties of dip in minor projections ...
... beds of limestone to the gneiss on the latter col are most notable and interesting . But , ments of the slope of these gneiss beds ; for , although parallel on the great scale , they admit many varieties of dip in minor projections ...
Page 264
... beds run down in lines originally straight , but more or less hollowed by weathering , to the point h , where they ... beds , with their fractures , are now seen clearly throughout the mass , namely : 1st . ( See references on plate ...
... beds run down in lines originally straight , but more or less hollowed by weathering , to the point h , where they ... beds , with their fractures , are now seen clearly throughout the mass , namely : 1st . ( See references on plate ...
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