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... side of a mountain by descending torrents , with cones of detritus at their base . PAGE 12 15 15 19 20 21 33333 25 30 II . Flat stones in a bank of river - shingle , showing the direction of the current that transported and left them 12 ...
... side of a mountain by descending torrents , with cones of detritus at their base . PAGE 12 15 15 19 20 21 33333 25 30 II . Flat stones in a bank of river - shingle , showing the direction of the current that transported and left them 12 ...
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Archibald Geikie. FIG . 25. Ice - striation on the floor and side of a valley 26. Buller of Buchan — a caldron - shaped cavity or blow - hole worn out of granite by the sea on the coast of Aberdeenshire . 27. The Stacks of Duncansby ...
Archibald Geikie. FIG . 25. Ice - striation on the floor and side of a valley 26. Buller of Buchan — a caldron - shaped cavity or blow - hole worn out of granite by the sea on the coast of Aberdeenshire . 27. The Stacks of Duncansby ...
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... wide over the land . In dry FIG . 5. - Section of rain - wash countries , such as large tracts of Central or brick - earth . 7. Vegetable soil . 6. Brick - earth . 5.White Asia , the air is often thick with a fine 4. Brick - earth . 3 ...
... wide over the land . In dry FIG . 5. - Section of rain - wash countries , such as large tracts of Central or brick - earth . 7. Vegetable soil . 6. Brick - earth . 5.White Asia , the air is often thick with a fine 4. Brick - earth . 3 ...
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... wide regions have been in course of time buried under the fine dust which is some- times so thick in the air as to obscure the noonday sun . But in none of these forms can the accumulation of decomposed material be regarded as permanent ...
... wide regions have been in course of time buried under the fine dust which is some- times so thick in the air as to obscure the noonday sun . But in none of these forms can the accumulation of decomposed material be regarded as permanent ...
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... side , may there be seen cumbering the pathway of the water , which seems quite powerless to move such masses and can only sweep round them or find a passage beneath them . But visit such a torrent when it is swollen with heavy rains or ...
... side , may there be seen cumbering the pathway of the water , which seems quite powerless to move such masses and can only sweep round them or find a passage beneath them . But visit such a torrent when it is swollen with heavy rains or ...
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