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Page 102
... volcanic clay and sand . A bed of basalt divides the strata of tuff , and the same material caps the fresh water beds , which , resting upon the tuff , form the upper portions of the hill . Elie de Beaumont appears to have proved that ...
... volcanic clay and sand . A bed of basalt divides the strata of tuff , and the same material caps the fresh water beds , which , resting upon the tuff , form the upper portions of the hill . Elie de Beaumont appears to have proved that ...
Page 103
... volcanic action , as we will presently see , requires that it must be in the neighborhood of the sea . Now , Hungary is at a distance from it , and yet bears indisputable proofs of the greatest activity . This difficulty is obviated by ...
... volcanic action , as we will presently see , requires that it must be in the neighborhood of the sea . Now , Hungary is at a distance from it , and yet bears indisputable proofs of the greatest activity . This difficulty is obviated by ...
Page 108
... volcanic action : - Rocks of volcanic materials , chiefly tufaceous , extend all the way from Hassan Dagh to the iso- lated peak of Mount Argæus , the loftiest mountain of the Taurus range , which , according to Mr. Hamilton's ...
... volcanic action : - Rocks of volcanic materials , chiefly tufaceous , extend all the way from Hassan Dagh to the iso- lated peak of Mount Argæus , the loftiest mountain of the Taurus range , which , according to Mr. Hamilton's ...
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