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Page 196
... gneiss in vertical strata ; the upper stra- tum consisting of calc tuff in a clayey loam . The variety of minerals , plants , insects , birds , & c . seen through this short march is truly astonishing and I unceasingly regretted my ...
... gneiss in vertical strata ; the upper stra- tum consisting of calc tuff in a clayey loam . The variety of minerals , plants , insects , birds , & c . seen through this short march is truly astonishing and I unceasingly regretted my ...
Page 197
... gneiss and greenstone slate made their appearance . In a little temple built in honor of Hunooman , and in which there was his figure in basso - relievo , the portico was built of a beautiful sienitic granite , the hornblende nearly ...
... gneiss and greenstone slate made their appearance . In a little temple built in honor of Hunooman , and in which there was his figure in basso - relievo , the portico was built of a beautiful sienitic granite , the hornblende nearly ...
Page 219
... gneiss , & c . Seams of crystallised sulphate of lime intercalate these layers ; and thin laminæ of the same matter branch through them vertically . Over them we have several beds of yellow psammite tinged with red , and containing ...
... gneiss , & c . Seams of crystallised sulphate of lime intercalate these layers ; and thin laminæ of the same matter branch through them vertically . Over them we have several beds of yellow psammite tinged with red , and containing ...
Page 220
... gneiss , porphyry pebbles . The mines were worked by the ancients : and the ruins of an old , but not extensive station still exist , in detached buildings of loose stones and foundations - some round , -others square . Water is brought ...
... gneiss , porphyry pebbles . The mines were worked by the ancients : and the ruins of an old , but not extensive station still exist , in detached buildings of loose stones and foundations - some round , -others square . Water is brought ...
Page 292
... gneiss . Ibrahimpett , December 29th , 1819. — We arrived at this place cross- ing the end of a range of irregular hills which appeared to run nearly due N. and South . I conceive that Dr. McCulloch would call the rock syenitic ...
... gneiss . Ibrahimpett , December 29th , 1819. — We arrived at this place cross- ing the end of a range of irregular hills which appeared to run nearly due N. and South . I conceive that Dr. McCulloch would call the rock syenitic ...
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