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Page 159
... oolite has been taken- Greek , oon , an egg , and lithos , a stone - as being a rock composed of eggs , or an egg- rock . How have these oolitic rocks , which differ so much from all the others , been formed ? This question has puzzled ...
... oolite has been taken- Greek , oon , an egg , and lithos , a stone - as being a rock composed of eggs , or an egg- rock . How have these oolitic rocks , which differ so much from all the others , been formed ? This question has puzzled ...
Page 160
... oolite . I would , however , on this occasion remind our geological readers that a small oolitic bed , bearing great resemblance to the Jura limestone , was formerly discovered by Leopold von Buch , near Teguise , in Lanza- rote , one ...
... oolite . I would , however , on this occasion remind our geological readers that a small oolitic bed , bearing great resemblance to the Jura limestone , was formerly discovered by Leopold von Buch , near Teguise , in Lanza- rote , one ...
Page 671
... Oolitic remains , where the Mammalia first come into view ; -nor , again , can we hesitate as to the relation of Oolitic life to that of our own day . We might find a further argument in the different figure and size of the blood ...
... Oolitic remains , where the Mammalia first come into view ; -nor , again , can we hesitate as to the relation of Oolitic life to that of our own day . We might find a further argument in the different figure and size of the blood ...
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