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1.  A Sequel to the Vestiges / Anonymous
   on its surface. For example, we come to a mountain composed of a particular substance with strata or beds ... under the strata that we see lying against it. Suppose that we walk away from the mountain across the turned  details...
   • creator(s) - Anonymous
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   • subject(s) - vestiges; species; strata; creation; hypothesis; solar; geological; solar system; system; organic; formation; globe; animals; geological; strata; hypothesis; animals; organic; vestiges; formation; solar system; system; solar; species; globe; creation;
   • title - A Sequel to the Vestiges
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2.  The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it / James, George Wharton, 1858-1923
   back again and deposited twelve thousand feet of strata, then lifted them out into the sunshine, carved ... . Then it began to lift itself up again. Lazy? When lifting up two miles' thickness of strata for the clouds  details...
   • creator(s) - James, George Wharton, 1858-1923
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   • subject(s) - canyon; hopi; tovar; grand canyon; trail; strata; colorado; rim; colorado river; havasu canyon; algonkian strata; river; grand; hopi house; fray marcos; kaibab plateau; hopi point; tonto sandstones; grand canyon; trail; strata; havasu canyon; river; colorado; grand; fray marcos; rim; hopi house; hopi; canyon; hopi point; kaibab plateau; colorado river; algonkian strata; tovar; tonto sandstones;
   • title - The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it
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3.  COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 / Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859
   of contact. Fossiliferous strata; their vertical arrangement. The faunas and floras of an earlier world ... rocks, spring water forms, by precipitation, strata of limestone. Continued generation of sedimentary  details...
   • creator(s) - Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859
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   • subject(s) - strata; temperature; phenomena; volcanic; magnetic; humboldt; terrestrial; comet; volcanoes; comets; der; phenomenon; meteoric; surface; planet; atmosphere; latitude; zodiacal light; elevation; der; surface; meteoric; phenomena; zodiacal light; terrestrial; strata; latitude; atmosphere; comets; temperature; humboldt; volcanic; magnetic; elevation; comet; planet; volcanoes; phenomenon;
   • title - COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1
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4.  Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) / Hutton, James, 1726-1797
   . SECT. II.--An Investigation of the Natural Operations employed in consolidating the Strata of the Globe ... . The Theory of interchanging Sea and Land, illustrated by an Investigation of the Primary and Secondary Strata  details...
   • creator(s) - Hutton, James, 1726-1797
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   • subject(s) - strata; mineral; calcareous; que; fusion; consolidated; dans; substance; coal; theory; globe; substances; operations; subterraneous fire; species; heat; operation; siliceous substance; earth; surface; fossil coal; surface; strata; earth; consolidated; coal; substance; operations; theory; que; siliceous substance; substances; fossil coal; fusion; mineral; dans; subterraneous fire; operation; calcareous; species; heat; globe;
   • title - Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4)
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5.  The Student's Elements of Geology / Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875
   . Mineral Composition of Strata. Siliceous Rocks. Argillaceous. Calcareous. Gypsum. Forms of Stratification ... OF FOSSILS IN STRATA-- FRESH-WATER AND MARINE. Successive Deposition indicated by Fossils. Limestones formed  details...
   • creator(s) - Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875
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   • subject(s) - strata; miocene; limestone; fossil; volcanic; fossils; sandstone; species; lower miocene; chalk; rocks; granite; upper miocene; coal; marine; clay; red sandstone; upper; volcanic rocks; plutonic rocks; figure; shells; formations; white chalk; formation; l; strata; rocks; upper miocene; red sandstone; coal; volcanic rocks; plutonic rocks; white chalk; formation; volcanic; lower miocene; chalk; sandstone; fossils; figure; limestone; clay; fossil; marine; granite; upper; species; shells; l; formations; miocene;
   • title - The Student's Elements of Geology
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6.  Volcanic Islands / Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
   .--Feldspathic rocks beneath the upper crystalline basaltic strata.--Uniform structure and form of the more ancient ... .--Craters of tuff; inclination of their exterior diverging strata, and structure of their interior converging strata  details...
   • creator(s) - Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
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   • subject(s) - lava; calcareous; volcanic; basaltic; obsidian; tuff; feldspar; strata; feldspathic; trachyte; dikes; craters; ascension; basalt; crater; scoriae; lavas; jago; crystalline; sandstone; crystals; calcareous matter; galapagos archipelago; earthy; helena; arc; calcareous matter; jago; feldspar; strata; dikes; earthy; arc; darwin, charles, 1809-1882; tuff; lava; volcanic; lavas; sandstone; basalt; crater; ascension; basaltic; scoriae; crystalline; trachyte; galapagos archipelago; helena; obsidian; calcareous; craters; crystals; feldspathic;
   • title - Volcanic Islands
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7.  The Antiquity of Man / Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875
   table of strata has been inserted in the first chapter, in place of the one originally there printed ... . Tabular View of the entire Series of Fossiliferous Strata. CHAPTER 2. RECENT PERIOD--DANISH PEAT  details...
   • creator(s) - Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875
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   • subject(s) - glacial; mammalia; pleistocene; species; fossil; strata; flint; gravel; extinct; glaciers; geological; peat; extinct mammalia; glacial period; ice; marine; pleistocene period; bones; shells; valley; skull; flint implements; extinct; glacial; mammalia; glaciers; flint; geological; strata; peat; valley; pleistocene period; ice; pleistocene; glacial period; gravel; bones; skull; fossil; marine; species; shells; flint implements; extinct mammalia;
   • title - The Antiquity of Man
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8.  æontological Science / Nicholson, Henry Alleyne, 1844-1899
   , and are studied _historically_ and as regards their relations to the chronological succession of the strata ... deposits. CHAPTER III. Chronological succession of the fossiliferous rocks--Tests or age of strata  details...
   • creator(s) - Nicholson, Henry Alleyne, 1844-1899
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   • subject(s) - silurian; carboniferous; devonian; genus; pliocene; cretaceous; eocene; upper silurian; miocene; fossils; lower silurian; permian; strata; jurassic; limestone; cambrian; deposits; calcareous; trias; tertiary; palaeontographical society; mammals; genera; s; eocene; strata; lower silurian; mammals; tertiary; s; silurian; deposits; fossils; upper silurian; genera; limestone; trias; devonian; cambrian; jurassic; cretaceous; calcareous; genus; pliocene; permian; palaeontographical society; miocene; carboniferous;
   • title - æontological Science
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9.  Geological Observations on South America / Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
   . Fe.--Skeletons of Mastodon.--Infusoria.--Inferior marine tertiary strata, their age.--Horse's tooth. BANDA ORIENTAL.-- Superficial Pampean formation.--Inferior tertiary strata, variation of, connected ...  details...
   • creator(s) - Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
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   • subject(s) - cordillera; strata; pampean; porphyritic; tertiary; calcareous; coquimbo; porphyritic conglomerate; conglomerate; pampean formation; quartz; formation; sandstone; mica; porphyry; slate; chile; gypseous formation; shells; gravel; volcanic; bahia blanca; pe; gypseous formation; chile; gravel; pampean; porphyritic; slate; conglomerate; strata; cordillera; coquimbo; porphyritic conglomerate; quartz; darwin, charles, 1809-1882; calcareous; formation; tertiary; shells; bahia blanca; volcanic; sandstone; mica; pampean formation; pe; porphyry;
   • title - Geological Observations on South America
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10.  Theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 4) / Hutton, James, 1726-1797
    as having been formed originally in horizontal strata at the bottom of the ocean; hence it should appear, that the land ... , There are the operations of the mineral region, some of which have had regular effects upon the strata, as we find  details...
    • creator(s) - Hutton, James, 1726-1797
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    • subject(s) - ces; que; sont; montagnes; dans; cette; plus; une; par; eaux; montagne; meme; rochers; sur; strata; ont; mais; couches; surface; ces couches; que l'on; ces montagnes; pierre calcaire; ces rochers; cette montagne; que ces; ont ete; nous avons; mountains; q; surface; eaux; que l'on; ces couches; strata; ont; mountains; mais; ces; sur; pierre calcaire; q; que; meme; sont; montagne; montagnes; cette; par; dans; ces montagnes; couches; cette montagne; rochers; que ces; plus; ont ete; ces rochers; nous avons; une;
    • title - Theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 4)
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