The American Geologist, Volume 26Newton Horace Winchell Geological Publishing Company, 1900 - Geology Includes section "Review of recent geological literature." |
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... seems to have been occupied . When we consider the task which he accomplished - the University which he leaves behind him - the monuments which on every side on the college grounds are fruits of his skill and labour , tact and a hopeful ...
... seems to have been occupied . When we consider the task which he accomplished - the University which he leaves behind him - the monuments which on every side on the college grounds are fruits of his skill and labour , tact and a hopeful ...
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... seem to average about 1-150 of an inch , and say 1-75 of an inch horizontally . The lengths of the tubes have not been determined , but some of them measure at least one inch . The thickness of the core of a tube is about one - fourth ...
... seem to average about 1-150 of an inch , and say 1-75 of an inch horizontally . The lengths of the tubes have not been determined , but some of them measure at least one inch . The thickness of the core of a tube is about one - fourth ...
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... seem to be quite thick . It should be noted that while no bedding - plane or parting exists along the base of the layers a and a ' , the cellular structure begins in an even , definite , and clear manner along or upon the dense black ...
... seem to be quite thick . It should be noted that while no bedding - plane or parting exists along the base of the layers a and a ' , the cellular structure begins in an even , definite , and clear manner along or upon the dense black ...
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... seems to consist chiefly of small detrital plant remains in the shape of black streaks and patches , with macro- spores here and there , in a dark gray granular material which seems to be impregnated by ( ? ) amberite , or clear ...
... seems to consist chiefly of small detrital plant remains in the shape of black streaks and patches , with macro- spores here and there , in a dark gray granular material which seems to be impregnated by ( ? ) amberite , or clear ...
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... seem to grade one into another . To the author's mind there is something so natural about the as- pect of the leafy externals of these forms , curving , curling and meandering about in the gray matrix of the coal as they seem to have ...
... seem to grade one into another . To the author's mind there is something so natural about the as- pect of the leafy externals of these forms , curving , curling and meandering about in the gray matrix of the coal as they seem to have ...
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abundant acid albite alteration alumina Amer AMERICAN GEOLOGIST andesine apatite augite biotite Birch lake birefringence bowlingite brown Bull Burlington Canada Carboniferous Carlton peak chemical composition cleavage coal color Cope cordierite cordierite noryte crystals Dawson Devonian diabase dikes elongation extinction angle fayalite feldspar figure flora fossil Fouqué gabbro Geol Geological Survey grains green greenish halos hematite hornblende iron Jour Journ labradorite limestone London magma magnetite mass McGill McGill University mineral mineralogical Minn Minnesota Montreal Natural History nearly normal gabbro Note Nova Scotia occurs olivine olivine diabase olivine gabbro optic angle origin orthoclase orthoclase gabbro oxide parallel penninite perpendicular Peter Redpath Pigeon point plagioclasyte plane plates pleochroism pores Proc Prof pyroxene quartz quartz gabbro rare refringence rock Science shows silicoferrolyte species specimens staurolite structure texture tion troctolyte twinning usually ventral sac Winchell
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