Works, Volume 23D. Estes, 1989 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 50
Page 154
... slaty crystal- lines , their mica throws itself into these bands and zones , undulating around knots of the other substances which compose the rock . Gradually the knots diminish in size , the mica becomes more abundant and more ...
... slaty crystal- lines , their mica throws itself into these bands and zones , undulating around knots of the other substances which compose the rock . Gradually the knots diminish in size , the mica becomes more abundant and more ...
Page 162
... slaty coherents . 1 . texture . 2. Lamination of structure . They nearly always , as just said , contain earth , which is the basis of clay , than the crystalline rocks ; and they can be scratched or crushed with much greater Softness ...
... slaty coherents . 1 . texture . 2. Lamination of structure . They nearly always , as just said , contain earth , which is the basis of clay , than the crystalline rocks ; and they can be scratched or crushed with much greater Softness ...
Page 165
... slaty coherents , which are both vast in elevation and easy of destruction . In Wales and Scotland , the same groups of rocks possess far greater hardness , while they attain less elevation ; and the result is a totally different aspect ...
... slaty coherents , which are both vast in elevation and easy of destruction . In Wales and Scotland , the same groups of rocks possess far greater hardness , while they attain less elevation ; and the result is a totally different aspect ...
Common terms and phrases
Albert Durer Alps angle appear artist bank beauty beds blue broken Chamouni chapter character Charmoz chlorite cleavage cliff clouds color composed contour crest curvature curves dark débris drawing earth edge examine expression fact FAIDO fall farther feeling feet flakes Fribourg give glacier gneiss Goldau granite gray heaven hills human imagination kind landscape less light limestone lines look lower Martigny Martin Schöngauer mass Matterhorn Mer de Glace mica mind Mont Blanc moun mountain mystery nature nearly ness never noble observe outline paint painters Paul Veronese peaks perfect picturesque piece pines Plate Pre-Raphaelitism precipice purple ravines reader Rembrandt ridge rock round scene scenery seen shade shadows side slaty crystallines slope soft steep stones straight stream structure substance summit suppose tain things tion Titian torrent trees true truth Turner Turnerian Valais valley waves whole