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Authors names: Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 (2)

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  1.  The Student's Elements of Geology / Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875
    , with and without Cones and Craters. Plutonic Rocks, and their Relation to the Volcanic. Metamorphic Rocks ... OF ROCKS. Aqueous, Plutonic, volcanic, and metamorphic Rocks considered chronologically. Terms Primary  details...
  2.  Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) Wonders of Earth, Sea and Sky / Various
    . These have been quickly cooled at the surface of the earth, or not far below it. Secondly.--Plutonic Rocks ... of rocks have been already considered: The Water-made Rocks; The Fire-made Rocks, both Plutonic  details...
  3.  Volcanic Islands / Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
    , and their consequent separation.-- Obsidian.--Apparent non-separation of the elements of plutonic rocks.-- Origin ... -called Plutonic rocks and those of undoubtedly volcanic origin. It was indeed a fortunate circumstance  details...
  4.  Leaves Of Grass / Whitman, Walt
    eidolons. Densities, growth, facades, Strata of mountains, soils, rocks, giant trees, Far ... , rocks, Fifth-month flowers experienced, stars, rain, snow, my amaze, Having studied the mocking  details...
  5.  Geological Observations on South America / Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
    chapter of the work before us, entitled "Plutonic and Metamorphic Rocks--Cleavage and Foliation," contains a brief ... -masses of the Andes convinced him of the close relations between the granitic or Plutonic rocks  details...
  6.  Wake-Robin / Burroughs, John, 1837-1921
    from a district of the Old Red Sandstone to where I walk upon the old Plutonic Rock, not fifty miles distant ... is a dwelling suspended to the slender branch of a tall tree, swayed and rocked forever by the wind. Why need  details...
  7.  The Naturalist in Nicaragua / Belt, Thomas, 1832-1878
    ".--Origin of mineral veins: their connection with intrusions of Plutonic rocks. CHAPTER 7. Climate of the north ... up the question of the age of the rocks in the neighbourhood of Dolgelly, and after much study of their fossils  details...
  8.  Leaves of Grass / Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
    the speeding or shyness, In vain the plutonic rocks send their old heat against my approach, In vain ... eidolons. Densities, growth, facades, Strata of mountains, soils, rocks, giant trees, Far-born, far  details...
  9.  The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America / Orton, James, 1830-1877
    were committed by the Smithsonian Institution: Volcanic Rocks Dr. T. Sterry Hunt, F ... of snow fringed with black lines, which were the steep and sharp edges of precipitous rocks  details...