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Page 193
... mass or volume of rock . It is very seldom that they are so . Two or three layers are usually raised at once , with certain general results on mountain form , which it is next necessary to examine . The three great representative forms ...
... mass or volume of rock . It is very seldom that they are so . Two or three layers are usually raised at once , with certain general results on mountain form , which it is next necessary to examine . The three great representative forms ...
Page 204
... mass of stone as at A , Fig . 19 , a crack begin- ning from the top , as at x in A , might gradually extend downwards in the direction x y in B , until the whole mass , indicated by the shade , separated itself and fell . But when the ...
... mass of stone as at A , Fig . 19 , a crack begin- ning from the top , as at x in A , might gradually extend downwards in the direction x y in B , until the whole mass , indicated by the shade , separated itself and fell . But when the ...
Page 264
... mass , namely : 1st . ( See references on plate . ) The true gneiss beds dipping down in the direction G H , the point H being the same as h in Plate 33. These are the beds so nota- ble for their accurate straightness and parallelism ...
... mass , namely : 1st . ( See references on plate . ) The true gneiss beds dipping down in the direction G H , the point H being the same as h in Plate 33. These are the beds so nota- ble for their accurate straightness and parallelism ...
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