The Student's Elements of Geology
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The country where they occur is almost en- tirely composed of granite and different varieties of granitic schist, with here and there a few patches of Secondary strata, much dislocated, and which have suffered great denudation.
There are also some vast piles of volcanic matter, the great- er part of which is newer than the fresh-water strata, and is sometimes seen to rest upon them, while a small part has ev- idently been of contemporaneous origin. Of these igneous rocks I shall treat more part...icularly in the sequel.
The study of these regions possesses a peculiar interest very distinct in kind from that derivable from the investiga- * Bulletin, 1856, Jonrn., vol. xii., p. 768.
232 ELEMENTS OF GEOLOGY.
tion either of the Parisian or English tertiary- areas. Fol •we are presented in Auvergne with the evidence of a series of events of astonishing magnitude and grandeur, by which the original form and features of the country have been greatly changed, yet never so far obliterated but that they may still, in part at least, be restored in imagination.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The country where they occur is almost en- tirely composed of granite and different varieties of granitic schist, with here and there a few patches of Secondary strata, much dislocated, and which have suffered great denudation.
There are also some vast piles of volcanic matter, the great- er part of which is newer than the fresh-water strata, and is sometimes seen to rest upon them, while a small part has ev- idently been of contemporaneous origin. Of these igneous rocks I shall treat more part...icularly in the sequel.
The study of these regions possesses a peculiar interest very distinct in kind from that derivable from the investiga- * Bulletin, 1856, Jonrn., vol. xii., p. 768.
232 ELEMENTS OF GEOLOGY.
tion either of the Parisian or English tertiary- areas. Fol •we are presented in Auvergne with the evidence of a series of events of astonishing magnitude and grandeur, by which the original form and features of the country have been greatly changed, yet never so far obliterated but that they may still, in part at least, be restored in imagination.
What to read after The Student's Elements of Geology?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875 to read onlineMoreLess
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