| 单词 | granitic |
| 例句 | Like pilgrims in a fable swallowed up and lost among the inward parts of some granitic beast. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Yet it affects actors especially: few can summon the granitic opacity of people from half a century ago or far earlier, yet British actors can imitate it. Free Yourself from the Cult of Marlon Brando 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z In her sustained passion, her grounding in the body and its processes, her somber focus, her technical rigor, she is still a tonic: grim yet reassuring, a granitic testament to the truth. Diamanda Galás Gives Voice to Unbearable Pain, Once More 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Here was an “Egmont” Overture of granitic solidity and feline insinuation, with springy rhythms and undulant sway. Music Review: Orchestre R?volutionnaire et Romantique at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-11-17T23:16:29Z Gerstein, who has played the piece many times, calmly negotiated its furious runs, granitic chords and tender wandering. Review: A Concerto Conjures the Creation, With Video 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z The ensemble was fully prepared for the great final scene, as the nuns face the guillotine, and their chorus is inexorably reduced, one by one, during Poulenc’s granitic setting of the “Salve Regina” prayer. Music Review: ‘Dialogues des Carmélites,’ by Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble 2012-08-26T21:03:45Z Konieczny possesses an instrument of granitic power and brassy resonance, combining the depth of a tuba with the brightly penetrating cast of a trumpet. Review: A Singer Returns to Shore at the Met in ‘Dutchman’ 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z This one is naturally made from melon grapes grown in granitic soil. 20 Wines Under $20: Touring the World, Familiar to Obscure 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z That face, a crevassed landscape that suggests sorrow and history, has the granitic grandeur of W. H. Auden in his later life. | 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy': ?Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy,? With Gary Oldman - Review 2011-12-09T00:00:43Z Mr. Owens lends weary, granitic power, but the moral — that is to say, amoral — center is provided by Christopher Purves, who plays the bitter, grasping Alberich as chillingly human. Review: The Philharmonic Makes Wagner’s Gods Chillingly Human 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z For him, America's destiny was manifest in the building works for Pennsylvania station, which brought the railway into Manhattan by tunnelling under the river and gouging out a vast pit in the city's granitic bedrock. George Bellows: Modern American Life – review 2013-03-17T00:05:47Z Objects lose the chiselled sharpness of the granitic peaks Adams photographed in Yosemite. Elegy for the Polaroid 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z He is master of granitic ferocity and also grace. Herbert Blomstedt leads L.A. Phil's commanding Bruckner performance 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z The gravelly, loamy, often granitic soils drain well, and are a welcoming terrain for the wide variety of grapes that are grown there. The Applegate Valley Offers Oregon Winemakers a Quiet Place to Experiment 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z This first section, “The Divided Kingdom,” shows Aucoin’s talent for creating orchestral textures that are simultaneously granitic and flickering, like fast-shifting storm clouds. Review: A Composer’s ‘Lear’ Freshens a Shakespeare Evening 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z As Mr. Paxton is 75, craggy and granitic next to Mr. Serra’s steel, “The Beast” is inevitably about aging, and in the exposing sunlight of the gallery, it was especially difficult to watch. Steve Paxton Reprises Dance Works at Dia:Beacon 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z It exudes a sense that I can only describe as grounded — as if it were connecting us directly to the granitic soils of Beaujolais. Perspective | This $15 Portuguese red is full of fruity, earthy flavors 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z The Slave Craton is dominated by granitic rocks and metamorphosed clastic sedimentary rocks. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z These mineral deposits were created from the interaction between a granitic intrusion called the Little Cottonwood Stock and country-rock consisting of mostly limestone and dolostone. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z The LSO, no doubt enhanced by the vivacity of young players, sounded fresh and young again, full of granitic energy. Review: Santa Barbara music students, Simon Rattle and the London Symphony make for joyous revelation 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z The team found that the flow seen in the Ovda Regio highlands plateau was "not granitic as was expected from its location," heightening the chances it was made up of basalt rock. Venus was made of lava and was not 'Earth-like' after all, stunning study says 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z There was no lack of granitic intensity in the outer movements. Review: The Budapest Festival Orchestra takes over the Bowl 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z Much of that uplift is a result of the relative low density of the granitic rocks compared with the surrounding rocks. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the outcrops, and especially riprap, around here is fairly local, and is mostly granitic or metamorphic, with its origins not too far away in the Cascades. What We Can Learn from These Marvelous Out-of-Context Rocks 2019-06-30T04:00:00Z It is a granitic 36-minute score that begins with a little fanfare from two pianos placed on either side of the orchestra and tuned a quarter tone apart. Review: L.A. Phil begins season in earnest with Andrew Norman's game-changing 'Sustain' - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z With his massive tempos and textures in the first movement, Dudamel conjured memories of Carlo Maria Giulini, who performed Brahms 1 here many times, always in the same broad, granitic way. L.A. Phil premiere finds its power in percussion, percussion and more percussion 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z In many places, the flowing water has worn those rocks smooth, showing how strong they are, and how seamlessly the andesite merges with the granitic rock. Bad Signs 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z This unloading promotes cracking of the rock, known as exfoliation, as shown in the granitic rock in Figure 5.3. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z No pop idol will ever rock as granitically hard as Jón Leifs, with whom the modern history of Icelandic music begins. The L.A. Philharmonic Celebrates Iceland 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Found primarily in the state in Marquette County, these glades consist of open forested or savanna communities where knobs of granitic bedrock types are exposed at the surface. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z The Danakil is geologically a part of the ocean floor because it is underlain by this erupted basalt, rather than by granitic continental rocks. Topsy turvy 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z For example, in the coastal region of Salnés Valley, the soil is granitic and rocky, creating wines that are crisp and high in acidity. Albariño: A Taste of Coastal Spain in a Wine Glass 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z On the map the Superior Province, rocks are mostly pink, representing granitic and gneissic rocks, with strips and blotches of green, representing metamorphosed sea-floor basalt and sediments, also known as greenstone belts. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat down on a slab of granitic gneiss and leaned against a warm boulder. Following the Ice: Is this Global Warming? 2012-07-12T19:45:02.967Z The lofty mountains on the north side compose the granitic axis, or backbone of the country. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Parian, which may be made from purely granitic materials, has a nearer connection with porcelain. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z It is the highest and easternmost in a broken chain of granitic elevations which extends through Cornwall to the Scilly Isles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z For example, a minor constituent of granitic rocks is the calcium-phosphate mineral apatite, which is a source of the important soil nutrient phosphorus. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z About the same period great masses of granitic rock were intruded into the slates in the form of laccolites, which often lie along the lag planes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z The chief granitic mass extends from Broad Sound to Cape York, with an occasional capping of “Desert Sandstone.” Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z There it forms a large deposit, in a granitic vein running through gneiss, and is accompanied by quartz, siderite, galena, blende, chalcopyrite, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z What is the description of the rock formation, trachytic, granitic, or gneiss, or are slate or sandstone the characteristic formations? Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z The granitic rock “f” at the bottom is the one that you estimated the age of in Exercise 8.3. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z In the northern and central parts of this central region the rocks are granitic; the hills to the south of the Plains of Chivela are limestone. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z He thus assisted in proving that granitic veins had been injected into overlying deposits after their consolidation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z They make it clear that there has been an introduction of fluorine and boron and a diminution in the alkalies during the transformation of the granitic rock into the greisen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z The south-west wind almost invariably brings rain and warmth together, for the high cold granitic moorlands are naturally calculated to arrest these warm airs and chill them, causing thereby a downfall of the suspended water. Cornwall 2011-12-05T03:00:38.530Z Figure 5.8 Conifers growing on granitic rocks at The Lions, near Vancouver, B.C. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Charming rocks they were; granitic in texture,196 gritty, holding the nails well. The Ascent of the Matterhorn 2011-11-19T03:00:23.233Z Rounded or oval dark patches frequently appear in the granitic matrix of many Cornish rocks of this group. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z On the frieze of the cornice is the inscription in bold granitic letters, the birth-place of Franklin. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z These factors, added to the granitic formation of much of its area, have made it a country of bleak moorland varied with thickly-wooded deep valleys—dampness being the leading characteristic of both. Cornwall 2011-12-05T03:00:38.530Z The results of this process are illustrated in Figure 5.10, which shows a granitic rock in which some of the biotite and amphibole have been altered to form the iron oxide mineral limonite. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The mineralogical character of the loess of Iowan age proves that the material came from granitic rocks, such as formed a large part of the drift. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z Hydrofluoric and boric emanations exert a profound influence on granitic rocks; their felspar is resolved into aggregates of kaolin, muscovite and quartz; tourmaline appears, largely replacing the brown mica; topaz also is not uncommon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z In the low ground between Wolstenholme and Whale Sounds, the granitic rocks cease, and are covered by deposits of fine red gritty sandstone, of a banded structure, and a remarkable coarse white conglomerate. In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z These granitic masses have upheaved the superincumbent beds of stratified rocks, partly melting them. Cornwall 2011-12-05T03:00:38.530Z Figure 5.10 A granitic rock containing biotite and amphibole which have been altered near to the rock’s surface to limonite, which is a mixture of iron oxide minerals. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The lake is about 10 miles round, and most beautifully situated at the southern base of a bold mass of rugged, desolate granitic bosses and cliffs, cleft by a few fairly steep ravines. Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland 2011-09-23T02:00:23.653Z The interesting structural variation of granite in which there are spheroidal masses surrounded by a granitic matrix is known as “orbicular granite.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Its granitic shores are bold and lofty, with a very respectable sprinkling of vegetation for lat. In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z From the finest silky phyllites a graduation may be traced through successively coarser mica-schists, until we reach the almost granitic texture of the coarsest gneisses. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z In most of these cases, the favoured rock types are granitic rocks, slate, and marble. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It is found widely distributed in granitic formations. Paint Technology and Tests 2011-09-15T02:00:12.263Z You can lay the Atlantic cable, you can build the Brooklyn Bridge, but you can't budge the granitic prejudices of Aunt Cynthia.... The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z The country through which our route had lain heretofore was altogether granitic, though one could see hills apparently of stratified material in the distance. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z From this point gradually rose a bald desolate mountain range that ran from east to west, and whose base was covered with bad grass and a few scattered granitic rocks. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z The soil of Massachusetts is harder, more granitic, less abounding in clay, and altogether more stony, than the soil of England. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z The granitic islands of Seychelles are known for their lush green slopes. Rare aphrodisiac 2011-07-16T11:00:31Z This march, in which he followed a single Indian guide, must have led him to the foot of the rough, mountainous, granitic, and mineral region, at the sources of the St. Francis. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z The ground is gravelly; the formation free granitic. From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z It was bordered on both sides by granitic hills, and ran rather steeply up to the heights, where it expanded into a table-land. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z The river springs from granitic hills, and flows through a clear upland region, free from marsh, and covered with grazing farms. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z This woman was extremely pretty, and Stewart's heart was very masculine, with nothing granitic about it. The Girl from Alsace A Romance of the Great War, Originally Published under the Title of Little Comrade 2011-04-23T02:00:05.477Z In certain areas these are permeated by granitic material in the form of thin strings, knots and veins. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z The most remarkable feature in the geology of Elba is the extent of the granitic and ophiolitic eruptions of the Tertiary period. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z In rags her coldness would be arctic, her hardness would be granitic: in silk and velvet she became a goddess. The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z In this project, our team will be sampling granitic rocks exposed in the mountains and glacial boulders stranded in the ice next to the mountains that have been scraped off of the East Antarctic continent. Scientist at Work: On the Trail of Antarctica's Geological Secrets 2010-12-07T23:24:00Z He drew nearer, trying to maintain an amiable expression on his face, an expression that beat in vain against their granitic stare. The Wonderful Visit The volcanoes of Bolivia lie almost entirely in the Western Cordillera—the great summits of the eastern range, such as Illimani and Sorata, being formed of Palaeozoic rocks with granitic and other intrusions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" How deftly yet how surely Christianity is beginning to plant its tiny acorns in the rifts of the granitic rock may be seen in the surprising results already attained. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology Had something of Bob's granitic harshness entered into this uncanny, this unnatural child? The Book of Susan A Novel So also New Caledonia, a long narrow island east of New Holland, in which the rocks are granitic, is surrounded by a reef which runs for a length of 400 miles. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Cassiterite usually occurs as veins or impregnations in granitic rocks, and is especially associated with the quartz-mica rock called greisen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" It was an irregular trapezium, a mass struck off from the colossal granitic prism of the Great Douvre. Toilers of the Sea A granitic chain, the Monts du M�n�, starting in the south-east of the department runs in a north-westerly direction, forming the watershed between the rivers running respectively to the Channel and the Atlantic Ocean. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" We found ourselves shut up in a slender canal, walled by precipitous masses of granitic rooks, hundreds of feet above us, and the channel terminated by fifty yards of smooth, pebbly beach. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia When the tide recedes, this packed ice is exposed to a temperature sometimes 30° below zero, which freezes together all the loose pieces of ice, as well as the granitic and other boulders. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The northern family shows a dark paste tempered with sand, often apparently granitic; a rough fracture, and generally a rude finish. Ancient Pottery of the Mississippi Valley Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1882-83, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1886, pages 361-436 This great lake, occupying a hollow in the old granitic platform of Central France, must have been in existence for an extensive period, which MM. Volcanoes: Past and Present The coalfield is divided into two by a mountain range of ancient granitic formation running north-east and south-west, termed the Ho-shan. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" All this time our parlor furniture, though of that granitic formation I have indicated, began to show marks of that decay to which things sublunary are liable. Household Papers and Stories At the same time, the shocks are at once eased when they get into the more elastic materials of the granitic mountains. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The cave excavated by Dr. Palmer is situated on a granitic hill to the west of the bay, at an elevation of 30 ft. above sea level. A Burial Cave in Baja California The Palmer Collection, 1887 It is highly vesicular, and was probably extruded in a pasty condition from a throat piercing the granitic plateau and the overlying sheet of ancient lava of Mont Dore. Volcanoes: Past and Present They are of granitic formation, and rise from the sea in precipitous cliffs, worn into countless caves and hollows, which furnish convenient resting-places for the sea-fowl. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" We find it composed of a loose debris of granitic water-rolled pebbles and ferruginous sand, that seemed destined to perpetual barrenness. Leading Articles on Various Subjects The granitic chain which passes through Calabria from north to south, and attains the height of many thousand feet, was shaken but slightly by the first shock, but more rudely by some which followed. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The paste is fairly coarse, with a granitic sand temper which has also some pumice inclusions. A Burial Cave in Baja California The Palmer Collection, 1887 Except towards the south-west, about Aurillac, where lacustrine strata overlie the granite, the platform from which rises the volcanic dome is composed of granitic or gneissose rocks. Volcanoes: Past and Present Through the Mesozoic beds are intruded granitic and other igneous rocks of Tertiary age, and upon the folded Mesozoic foundation rise the volcanic cones of Tertiary and later date. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" Here, in like manner, a considerable bed of turf was discovered, and close upon it, beneath granitic sand, another powerful spring. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 It sent forth great streams of basaltic lava, containing included fragments of granitic rocks, and its ejections did not cease till the month of February, 1760.588 Fig. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology These primitive masses are almost entirely granitic; and thus, at the epoch of its first emergence from the waters of the Mediterranean, no spark of animal or vegetable life existed in the new island. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. Still more remarkable are the cases in which these lava-streams have descended into the old river channels which drained the granitic plateau. Volcanoes: Past and Present Volcanic Rocks.—Amongst the Archean rocks granitic and other intrusions are abundant, but of more modern volcanic activity the remains are comparatively scanty. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" In this respect granitic and calcareous regions offer perhaps the best marked contrast. The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live In On the northern side, which is encircled by primary mountains, the rivers sweep in many large boulders with smaller gravel and sand, chiefly composed of granitic and trap rocks. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology So also one half of the masses raised by the second upheaval, having the same general direction, are granitic. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. Unlike many of the granitic gneisses, it is a fine solid stone, and would cut well. The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland The great granitic shell was also broken, but broken so nicely, on the principle of the arch, that the pieces remained in nearly their original places. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed This species occurs in the granitic regions, where R. hirsutum does not grow. The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live In But there the resemblance ends; for the latter are a formation of stratified sandstone, while the rocks composing the butte are purely granitic! The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness Whether it was granitic or porphyritic, I had no opportunity of examining, but incline to think it belonged to the latter. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. At length the waves at full wash within a few yards of the granitic block. The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland The granitic dome fell inwards upon the central furnace; and the fires, bursting outwards under the enormous pressure, found vent at the surface, and made the volcanoes. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed The most remarkable boulder, for instance, of a weight of at least an hundred tons, was distinctly recognisable as identical in every respect with the granitic syenite of Schooley's mountain, distant at least forty miles. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 Granite and basalt as technically defined are very common igneous rocks,—so common that the names are sometimes used to classify igneous rocks in general into two great groups, the granitic and the basaltic. The Economic Aspect of Geology But with desire he seemed to have given up his granitic majesty; he spoke and explained himself like a mortal. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt Many granitic and volcanic landscapes are variegated in places by accidental beds of sedimentary rock; and conversely occasional sedimentary landscapes are set off by intrusions of igneous rocks. The Book of the National Parks The southern division is one mass of rugged granitic sierras, interspersed, however, with sheltered and well-watered valleys, abounding with rich vegetation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Scattered over the surface of our prairies, are large masses of rock, of granitic formation, roundish in form, usually called by the people "lost rocks." A New Guide for Emigrants to the West It has been estimated that about 65 per cent of the igneous rocks are of the granitic group and 35 per cent of the basaltic group. The Economic Aspect of Geology He traversed the hypostyle hall and the maze of the granitic forest with its one hundred and sixty-two pillars tall and strong as towers. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt So stupendous is this heaping together of granitic masses that in Colorado alone are found forty-two of the fifty-five named peaks in the United States which attain the altitude of fourteen thousand feet. The Book of the National Parks The clash of horn breastplates against armored legs, of mandibles and granitic heads against others of their kind, was ear-splitting. The Raid on the Termites The very appearance of Cornwall is eloquent of its granitic structure; nothing less enduring could have survived the stress to which it is daily exposed. The Cornwall Coast In general, however, it is found in well-defined fissure veins in the outer parts of granitic intrusions and extending out into the surrounding rocks. The Economic Aspect of Geology Stream tin is not pure metallic tin, but is the result of the disintegration of granitic and other rocks which contain veins of tinstone. Tin Foil and Its Combinations for Filling Teeth Starting from the Southern part of the State, adjoining the New South Wales border, the fruit soils are all of granitic origin. Fruits of Queensland We have already referred to the peculiar geological features of the Cevennes, and to the limestone strata which embraces the whole granitic platform of the southern border almost like a frame. The Huguenots in France We may regard the islands as the last upward thrust of the granitic backbone that runs, at a diminishing gradient, from Dartmoor to Land's End, while the submarine plateau follows a similar gradient. The Cornwall Coast Near the ores there are likely to be granitic rocks, which, like the ores, seem to be segregations from the norite magma. The Economic Aspect of Geology It is only in regions where the rocks are granitic or silicious, where, at least, the surface waters are free or nearly free from lime, that mosses make the bulk of the peat. Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel The soil on which the apple is mostly grown is largely composed of granitic matter, and is of a sharp, sandy, loamy nature, often of a gritty character. Fruits of Queensland Going forward a mile or so to rejoin the cavalry I climbed the rugged granitic slopes of Surgham Hill. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan The building stone is granitic and of several colours, which, combined with the tint of the moss on the roof tiles, gives an unusual effect to the general appearance of the dwellings. The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula Locally both the ores and the associated granitic rocks replace the main norite body in such a fashion as to indicate their slightly later crystallization. The Economic Aspect of Geology The great granitic outburst of Truxillo and of the mountains of Toledo does not extend so far to the east. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 The cherry likes a deep, moderately rich loam, whereas we are growing it mostly on sandy loams of a granitic origin. Fruits of Queensland Their only shade from the noon-day glare was such as they could get behind detached black granitic boulders and blocks. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan They are formed chiefly of crystalline gneissic and granitic rocks and some metamorphic schists and quarzite, with cretaceous and tertiary rocks of varying thickness along its southern edge. A Study of Recent Earthquakes The origin of the deposits is not known, but has been ascribed to granitic masses intrusive into the schists. The Economic Aspect of Geology In all probability most of the gold now in use has been deposited by solution in quartz veins, the latter usually filling seams and crevices in granitic or volcanic rocks. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges The granitic soils of the Stanthorpe district, that produce such good peaches, plums, and apples, grow excellent grapes, which ripen late. Fruits of Queensland She crossed her arms and sat back in her chair with a granitic finality. Tinker's Dam All these minerals have once been imbedded in the granitic gneiss, which is the principal rock of the region. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II The zirconium silicate, zircon, is a fairly common accessory constituent of granitic rocks and pegmatite veins. The Economic Aspect of Geology McLeod, it seems, was a Presbyterian clergyman himself here 'on the earth plane,' and has carried his granitic formation right along with him. The Tyranny of the Dark These mountains are granitic, and the river bottoms have a light, sandy soil. The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy At length a long profile of low hills, buttressed with huge granitic rocks, became clearly outlined and seemed to shut in the horizon on the east. Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery On a closer examination, however, we find that the supposed sandy ridges consist of weathered granitic rocks, in which all possible intermediate stages may be seen between the solid rock and the loose sand. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II The origin of the ores is obscured by later shearing and metamorphism, but it seems best explained by replacement of the limestone by heated solutions coming from the granitic mass. The Economic Aspect of Geology "Another bottle of ale, please, and a granitic biscuit, and a pickle, by way of dessert." Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses Throughout its native habitat the heaviest stands of the native chestnuts are to be found on acid soils over granitic and sandstone formations, rather than on limestone ridges. Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 The soil, where the granitic rocks do not come too near the surface, is usually fertile, and cultivation is easier than in the regions to the south-west, because the rains are more copious. Impressions of South Africa The boundary between the unweathered granite and that which has been converted into sand is often so sharp that a stroke of the hammer separates the crust of granitic sand from the granite blocks. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II The original home of cassiterite is in veins closely related to granitic rocks. The Economic Aspect of Geology The backbone of the island is near the western coast, and consists of a body of hard granitic and volcanic rock rising into mountains of two or three thousand feet in height. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England No more granitic and crass stolidity could have been discovered in England. Clayhanger Much of it is dry; much of it, especially where the subjacent rock is granitic, is thin or sandy. Impressions of South Africa This cliff of dark granitic rock you might guess with your eye to rise several hundred feet sheer from the bottom of the valley. The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" The origin of cassiterite veins, in view of their universal association with granitic rocks, is evidently related to igneous intrusions. The Economic Aspect of Geology On each side were the steep, ragged granitic walls, with the tumultuous waters lashing and pounding against them in a way that precluded all idea of portage or let-down. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 He then distinguishes between granitic or crystalline mountains, and those composed of stratified rocks and volcanic mountains. Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work His observations on the igneous rocks of south Tirol compared with those of Christiania afford much information on the relations of the granitic and basic rocks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" The granitic solidity of some celebrated prose is only a condensation produced by the Tyrant. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Monazite, together with a small amount of gold, is also known in the stream gravels of the Boise Basin, Idaho, where a large granitic batholith evidently carries the mineral sparsely distributed throughout. The Economic Aspect of Geology Two kinds of structures would meet the first demand—massive pyramids of covered earth or of solid masonry, or chambers hewn from the heart of some granitic hill. Scientific American, Volume XXXVI., No. 8, February 24, 1877 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. Gneiss, he thinks, resulted from the detritus of granitic rocks, by means of an inappreciable cement, and formed in a way analogous to that of the porphyries. Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work I have discovered that it goes directly downwards into the bowels of the earth, and in a few hours will take us to the old granitic formation. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth Perhaps he did not sufficiently realise that his own strength of purpose offered rather a granitic surface to persuasion. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters These are found almost exclusively in association with granitic rocks, and have a variety of forms. The Economic Aspect of Geology The basaltic formation here succeeds the granitic; and the plain is covered with loose black stones, about the size of a child's head. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government In these granitic, gneissose, and quartzose formations topazes, amethysts and sapphires, garnets and rubies, will probably occur, as in the similar rocks of the great Brazilian mining-grounds. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative Along its granitic soil the stream flowed placidly and pleasantly. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth They are probably the most ancient mountains in the world; not even the organic remains of the transition period have ever been discovered near them; and they are essentially of granitic formation. The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2 Other tungsten deposits, which only recently became of importance, are of the contact-metamorphic type—in limestones which have been invaded by hot aqueous and gaseous solutions near the borders of granitic intrusions. The Economic Aspect of Geology The quartz sand may well have been derived from the granitic quartzes, but that is an uncertain matter. History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia The soil is formed of the débris of granitic rocks; rough and stony, but everywhere fertile. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873 Continued By A Narrative Of His Last Moments And Sufferings, Obtained From His Faithful Servants Chuma And Susi I looked round a bay formed by projections of vast granitic rocks. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth Mrs. Eddy we have never seen; her book has many a time been sent us by interested friends, and out of respect to them we have fairly broken our mental teeth over its granitic pebbles. Pulpit and Press Another great group of copper deposits occurs as replacements of limestone adjacent to porphyry or granitic intrusives. The Economic Aspect of Geology A granitic peak now appears about 15' off, to the W.S.W. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 It is, indeed, difficult to find, in the older rocks of granitic type, mica which does not show haloes, or traces of haloes. The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays Above all, near the leaden granitic sky, were immense birds, more powerful than the cassowary and the ostrich, which spread their mighty wings and fluttered against the huge stone vault of the inland sea. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth All this time our parlor-furniture, though of that granitic formation I have indicated, began to show marks of that decay to which things sublunary are liable. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 75, January, 1864 Purple-red conglomerate, with horizontal layers weathered into massive forms; granitic schistose rocks, over which we later passed, gave their peculiar scenic outlines. In Indian Mexico (1908) The country in front is plain, with a few detached granitic peaks shot up. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 Some few of the grains are of chalky-looking felspar; again a granitic mineral. The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays Plants disappeared; the granitic rocks lost all trace of solidity; the liquid state was suddenly substituted for that which had before existed. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth In the eastern portion of Princeton the underlying rock is a kind of micaceous schist, and in the western is granitic gneiss. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 1, October, 1884 We select granite for the underpinning of our houses and barns; we build fences of stone; but we do not ourselves rest on an underpinning of granitic truth, the lowest primitive rock. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 In looking up the Loendi we see a large granitic peak called Nkanjé, some 20 miles off, and beyond it the dim outline of distant highlands, in which seams of coal are exposed. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 The granitic formation begins between the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth parallels, but occasional masses of primitive rock are intruded into the secondary regions, and these extend northward as far as lat. Ancient Egypt I have a vague and confused remembrance of continual detonations, of the shaking of the huge granitic mass, and of the raft going round like a spinning top. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth The rock of which Wachusett is mainly composed has rather obscure stratification, and hence may be called granitic gneiss. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 1, October, 1884 And up to this, which may be assumed as 13,500 feet, the hills present the same features, rounded with a good deal of soil, and large granitic masses. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries Scandinavia had even then almost her present outlines; for Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Lapland, all of which are chiefly granitic in character, were among the first lands to be raised. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 69, July, 1863 At least such has been the case in the granitic magma of which Mr. Wilson now possesses the solidified results. Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891 The explosion of some gaseous vapors, or the fall of some solid, of the granitic or other rock. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth Nowhere are the evidences of this denudation more apparent than in North and South America, where granitic or metamorphic rocks cover an area hardly less than that of all Europe. Darwinism (1889) Pines at this place occur of some size, but they are distinctly limited in this direction to the granitic formation. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries The wonderful granitic formations we had seen on the way from Gweedore stretch all along the coast to the Roads of Arranmore. Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (1 of 2) (1888) The blocks of granite, having alone resisted the atmospheric changes, were precipitated into the valley beneath, and the Mormons are now constructing their cathedral church from these granitic remains. Scientific American Supplement, No. 455, September 20, 1884 By the doubtful glare of the torch, I could make out some singular changes in the granitic strata; a strange and terrible phenomenon was about to be produced, in which electricity played a part. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth A granitic crust, containing vast and profound oceans, as is proved by the extent and thickness of the earliest strata, was the infant condition of the earth. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits By a sort of diabolic modulation the artist conducts our eye from these dizzy angles and granitic convolutions down tortuous and tumultuous staircases that seemingly wind about the axis of eternity. Promenades of an Impressionist This is an increase of near 2� from Bustard Bay; and seems attributable to the attraction of the granitic land which lay to the westward, and drew the south end of the needle that way. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2 The granitic range of Mount Hope terminates in the plains, one or two bare rocks only projecting above ground on the flats westward of the hill. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 On the north-western and north sides there are some masses of tolerably high land which appeared to be granitic; and for distinction in the survey they are called West, Middle, and East Mount Barren. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 Following the general bearing of 60 degrees west of north our route extended along beautiful levels and easy slopes, while bold granitic peaks, clothed with pine, rose on both sides. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 We saw no volcanoes, however, and the great central mountain chain appeared to me to be probably granitic. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2 The stone is granitic and brittle; but there is also porphyry, and in one place I found streaks of verdegrease, as if the cliffs above had contained copper ore. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2 In the bank of this I found a stratum of alluvium; but beyond it the soil was granitic, and banksia was seen there for the first time after crossing the river. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 The sand of the beaches is mostly granitic, but it sometimes consists of black metallic particles, such as are found in the stone of the islands. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 Hard as the granitic core of earth is the core of religion in the Bible. The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible Mr. Minford folded his arms likewise, to imply that nothing could shake his granitic determination. Round the Block There is little doubt that on bringing the land to the eastward of the ship, the variation was diminished at least half a degree: the stone of Sandy Cape is granitic. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2 The hills to the eastward of Lake George are chiefly granitic. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 The basis stone is granitic, with a super-stratum of calcareous rock, generally in loose pieces; but in some parts, as at Boston Island, the granite is found at the surface or immediately under the soil. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 Conical granitic hills, in some cases clothed to their very summits with an impervious scrub, are scattered over them. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2 Discoveries in Australia; with an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in The Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners Of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits To the Islands in the Arafura Sea The prevailing character of the rocks was granitic, out of which some beautiful specimens of hornblende were procured. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea. The stone of Upper Head, and apparently of all the hills in its neighbourhood, is granitic; whilst that of Long Island and West Hill approach nearer to porphyry. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2 Its bed consisted of granitic rocks and on the left bank I found trap. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 From the bearings on shore, compared with the latitudes and longitudes, it appeared to be 5�� on the centre of Goose Island; and 4� upon the granitic mount of Middle Island. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 Mounts Clarence and Melville reared their bare granitic heads on either side, and huge fantastically-shaped boulders were strewn over their slopes. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2 Discoveries in Australia; with an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in The Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners Of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits To the Islands in the Arafura Sea Lizard Island, and the Direction Isles to the south-westward, are of very different character to the other islands which front this coast, being high, rising to peaks, and of granitic formation. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 The sedimentary deposits within the influence of the volcanic action have passed through considerable changes, the sandstone having become granitic quartz rock, chiefly composed of pure white quartz with particles of decomposed felspar. What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association The higher country there is granitic although, on both rivers, limestone also abounds in which the corals seem to belong to Mr. Murchison's Silurian system. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 It is moderately elevated, level, destitute of vegetation, and appeared to be granitic. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 The number of the remains embedded in the grand estuary deposit which forms the Pampas and covers the granitic rocks of Banda Oriental, must be extraordinarily great. The Voyage of the Beagle A reddish granitic stone, composed of quartz, felspar, and tourmaline. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 There is neither tree nor bush, the sky is grey, the earth buff, the air blae and windy, and clouds of coarse granitic dust sweep across the prairie and smother the settlement. A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains It was a Memnonian cry, the greeting of the hard, harsh image of man, rough-hewn, flinty, granitic, uttering a note of joy, acclaiming the new risen sun. The Octopus : A story of California The basis of the point seemed to be granitic, with an upper stratum of calcareous rock, much similar to the neighbouring isles of the Investigator's Group. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 This structure is remarkable in a granitic land, but is nearly universal in all those softer formations of which plains are usually composed. The Voyage of the Beagle We, however, continued for about ten miles over most miserable country, thickets and spinifex, when we reached some granitic rocks and a low rise of granite, on which we found sufficient water to camp. Explorations in Australia, Illustrated, The soil here, as elsewhere in the neighborhood, is nearly everywhere coarse, grey, granitic dust, produced probably by the disintegration of the surrounding mountains. A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains The rock, which is of a granitic composition, contains numerous crystallites and has been subjected to considerable strain and crushing, which has resulted in foliation. The Long Labrador Trail The rock of the ridge we had ascended is a compact lava, assuming a granitic appearance and structure, and containing, in some places, small nodules of obsidian. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources The rock in this part is pure quartz; further eastward I understand it is granitic. The Voyage of the Beagle Passing Tournon and Tain, we soon come in sight of the famous little village of the Hermitage, a sunburnt, granitic slope, its three hundred acres once being a mine of gold. The Roof of France In the few cuttings of the higher levels I afterwards remarked that detached 'hardheads' are puddinged into the friable laterite; but I nowhere found the granitic floor-rock protruding above ground. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I This village—in appearance similar to those of the Samhar—is built on the side of a large granitic mountain, cleft in two from the summit to the base. Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia with Some Account of the Late Emperor the Late Emperor Theodore, His Country and People Between the forks, and from their junction to the Black hills, the formation consists of marl and a soft earthy limestone, with granitic sandstone. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources This change in the vegetation marks the commencement of the grand calcareo argillaceous deposit, which forms the wide extent of the Pampas, and covers the granitic rocks of Banda Oriental. The Voyage of the Beagle There was something of the sombre forest, of the gray rocky face of stern New England in his granitic verse. Literary and Social Essays Had the soil been granitic, or even of the ordinary Apennine limestone, the population might have remained in closer contact with wild things of nature, and retained a perennial fountain of enjoyment and inspiration. Old Calabria The earthquakes and subterraneous detonations of which the seat has been erroneously sought in the calcareous mountains of Cumana have been felt with most violence in the granitic soils of Caracas and the Orinoco. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 Probably gold may be met with, and copper and lead may be found in the Koikunenup Range, which is not entirely a granitic range, but is, I believe, capped with clay slate. The Bushman — Life in a New Country The only difference is, that here the granitic hills are a little bolder. The Voyage of the Beagle No doubt can be entertained that these granitic masses, forming our principal mountain ranges, have been protruded from below, or, at least, thrust much further up, since the deposition of the primary rocks. Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation The upper part of this wall of rock is grey sandstone; the lower a bed of red granitic matter. Old Calabria These granitic and often stratified masses resemble the ruins of pillars or edifices. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 The whole country between Fremantle and Perth, a distance of ten miles, is composed of granitic sand, with which is mixed a small proportion of vegetable mould. The Bushman — Life in a New Country Along the whole coast of Brazil, for a length of at least 2000 miles, and certainly for a considerable space inland, wherever solid rock occurs, it belongs to a granitic formation. The Voyage of the Beagle From whatever cause they arose, there they were - enormous granitic mountains, interspersed with seas which sunk to a depth equally profound, and by which, perhaps, the mountains were wholly or partially covered. Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation Here the peculiarity was the careful mining of a granitic hillock on the southern bank. The Land of Midian — Volume 2 This erroneous opinion of the breadth of the Andes has no doubt contributed to give so much importance to the granitic plains that extend on their eastern side. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 These dark marks, probably stained by oxide of iron, reminded me of those which wrinkle the granitic peaks about Rio de Janeiro, and which have been mistaken for "hieroglyphs." The Land of Midian — Volume 1 We passed the night on the eastern bank of the Orinoco, at the foot of a granitic hill. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 The country east of the range is entirely granitic; grass very scanty, and very thinly wooded with ironbark. Journals of Australian Explorations They are the remains of a sharp granitic comb whose apex was once the "Parrot's Beak." The Land of Midian — Volume 2 The whole of this vast plain consists of secondary formations which to the southward rest immediately on the granitic mountains of the Orinoco. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 The southern knob of the islet supports similar but inferior constructions, still more ruinous withal: its quarry is on the lower slopes, and its granitic base has also been scarped seawards. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 The granitic summit of Duida is so nearly perpendicular that the Indians have vainly attempted the ascent. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 On our return to the coast the boatswain discovered several caverns in the granitic cliffs, sufficiently spacious to house us all and afford storage for the cargo of the Halbrane. An Antarctic Mystery Above the gloomy range that bounds it southwards, appear the granitic peaks and "Pins" of Jebel Libn, gleaming white and pale in the livid half-light of a cloudy sunset. The Land of Midian — Volume 2 This geognostic phenomenon was to me the more unexpected since there exists nowhere in the world so smooth a plain entirely granitic. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 Entire shells of Helix, Pupa, and Succinea, of the usual living species, are embedded in the granitic mixture. The Antiquity of Man The little Indian village stands at the foot of a lofty granitic mountain. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 In the mountains of the Upper Palatinate there are granitic rocks in which crystals of micaceous iron take the place of common mica. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 He found true erratics—loose pebbles, granite, gneiss, and granitic sandstone, having no resemblance to any native rock in the vicinity—scattered over the whole surface of the hill to its very summit. Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence I do not remember having heard that the Pampas of Buenos Ayres or the savannahs of the Missouri* and New Mexico contain granitic blocks. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 He therefore imagined the granitic blocks to have been translated to the Jura by ice-floats when the intermediate country was submerged.* The Antiquity of Man This phenomenon is the more worthy of attention as the soil of these countries is probably granitic. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Father Gili has described these commotions at the Mission of Encaramada, a country entirely granitic, where they were accompanied by loud explosions. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 The waters of the Uruguay, says Darwin, draining a granitic country, are clear and black, those of the Parana, red. The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) Don Francisco Ramirez, a traveller versed in chemical and mineralogical science, informed me that the western part of the island is granitic, and that he there observed gneiss and primitive slate. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 So that we have at our command a source of depression on a grand scale, at every period when granitic rocks have originated in the interior of the earth's crust. The Antiquity of Man I do not remember to have seen anywhere else a similar phenomenon, amid the decompositions of granitic soils. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 They would not confound Auvergne and the granitic valley of Caracas in the same denomination; that of a country of extinct volcanoes. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 The drift-clays are the result of the grinding up of granitic rocks. Ragnarok : the Age of Fire and Gravel Perhaps towards those regions the action of the crevice extends laterally, which is believed to cross the neck of granitic land between Port-au-Prince and Cape Tiburon and on which whole mountains were overthrown in 1770. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 The lowest formation in the cavern resembles the "diluvium gris" of Paris, being composed of granitic materials, and like it derived chiefly from the waste of the crystalline rocks of the Morvan. The Antiquity of Man The grass is short and thick, yet the upper stratum of earth furnishes only a dry and parched granitic sand. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 An arm of the granitic chain of the coast stretches southward into the plain. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 If the destroyed world possessed no sedimentary rocks, then the entire material of the comet would consist of granitic stones and dust such as constitutes clays. Ragnarok : the Age of Fire and Gravel Chains of water-holes between the ranges, which I hoped would lead me to creeks, were lost in the level of these swamps; indeed, these granitic ranges were remarkably destitute of watercourses. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 In fact, those basses are the argument of the play; they must be granitic, ponderable and powerful. Chopin : the Man and His Music It may be followed for a length of two hundred and fifty leagues; but it is less a chain, than a collection of granitic mountains, separated by small plains, without being everywhere disposed in lines. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 A gramen of Switzerland grows on the granitic rocks of the straits of Magellan.* Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 The granitic masses of which the Bitter Root Mountains and the Sierra Nevadas have been largely carved are each more than three hundred miles in length. The Elements of Geology The country was very mountainous; granitic and pegmatite ranges bounded the valley on both sides. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 In proportion as the masses are more voluminous, they become more granitic in their texture, less conformable, and even begin to send forth veins into contiguous strata. The Student's Elements of Geology The eruptions consequently took place at the lowest point of the granitic chain. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Darwin's studies of the great rock-masses of the Andes convinced him of the close relations between the granitic or Plutonic rocks, and those which were undoubtedly poured forth as lavas. Geological Observations on South America In about three hours the Victoria was crossing with extreme rapidity an expanse of stony country, with ranges of lofty, naked mountains of granitic formation at the base. Five Weeks in a Balloon The rock was still granitic, with small outbreaks of basalt; the leaflets of white mica were visible everywhere in the soil and in the large ant-hills, whose building materials were derived from the decomposed felspar. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 These are not met with in veins, although they enter so largely into the composition of granitic rocks. The Student's Elements of Geology I could not follow the line of junction of the gneiss and granitic formations. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Many of these shells, as I have said, were packed in, and were quite filled with, blackish or reddish-brown earth, resting on the granitic detritus. Geological Observations on South America And as at dusk and dawn the great menhirs of Stonehenge fill with a mysterious, granitic life, seem to be praying priests of stone, so about these gathered hierophantic illusion. The Metal Monster The rock was almost exclusively granitic isolated blocks; detached heaps, and low ridges composed of it were frequently met with in the open forest. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 A stream of lava takes its rise at the western base of the hill instead of issuing from either crater, and descends the granitic slope towards the present site of the town of Pont Gibaud. The Student's Elements of Geology The valleys of Aragua form a narrow basin between granitic and calcareous mountains of unequal height. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 He was further able to prove that there is a complete gradation between the highly crystalline or granitic rock-masses, and those containing more or less glassy matter between their crystals, which constitute ordinary lavas. Geological Observations on South America The general formation is granitic, overlaid by sandstone, laterite or clay ironstone, and to the north by limestone. The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither The character of the country changed very little: open narrow-leaved Ironbark forest on a granitic sand, full of brilliant leaflets of mica. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 This "gelatinous flint" is supposed to retain a considerable degree of plasticity long after the granitic mixture has acquired a low temperature. The Student's Elements of Geology I say expressly IN the cataracts, because the gallitos choose for their habitual dwelling the hollows of the little granitic rocks that cross the Orinoco and form such numerous cascades. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 It is composed of thin, sometimes waving, beds of clay, often of bright red and yellow colours, of layers of impure sand, and in one part with a great stratified mass of granitic pebbles. Geological Observations on South America At length we reached the habitations of men—a collection of conical huts on the ridge of a small chain of granitic hills lying north-west. The Discovery of the Source of the Nile The bed of the creek on which we encamped was composed of granitic rock. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 This conical hill rises from the granitic platform, at an angle of between 30 and 40 degrees, to the height of more than 900 feet. The Student's Elements of Geology The little village is situated in one of those plains covered with grass that separate all the links of the granitic mountains, from Encaramada to beyond the Cataracts of Maypures. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 From these considerations it occurred to me, that perhaps we here had the novel and curious case of already inclined laminae obliquely tilted at a subsequent period by the granitic axis. Geological Observations on South America The settlement lay at the foot of small, well-wooded granitic hills, even prettier than the outcrops of Unyamuezi, and was intersected by clear streams. The Discovery of the Source of the Nile The charm of the place is due to this combination of loveliness and granitic strength. Their Pilgrimage The country where they occur is almost entirely 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. The Student's Elements of Geology The granitic rock on which we lay is one of those, where travellers on the Orinoco have heard from time to time, towards sunrise, subterraneous sounds, resembling those of the organ. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 I found there only soft, horizontally stratified matter, formed from disintegrated granitic rocks, and some yellowish impure limestone, probably of a tertiary epoch. Geological Observations on South America They nearly all have a granitic structure, are brittle, harsh to the touch, and apparently of altered colours. Volcanic Islands But seeing her now apparently so overwhelmed, and having something soft and warm down beneath her granitic face and hungry eyes, she touched her on the back. Fraternity That region had already acquired in some degree its present configuration before any volcanoes were in activity, and before any igneous matter was superimposed upon the granitic and fossiliferous formations. The Student's Elements of Geology During the rainy season, the waters heap vegetable earth upon the granitic rock, the bare shelves of which extend horizontally. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 The numerous travellers in this country, have all been greatly surprised at the depth to which the gneiss and other granitic rocks, as well as the talcose slates of the interior, have been decomposed. Geological Observations on South America This settlement is situated at the south-western angle of the Australian continent: the whole country is granitic, with the constituent minerals sometimes obscurely arranged in straight or curved laminae. Volcanic Islands A few walks into the country showed me that it was very hilly, and full of granitic and laterite rocks, with a dry and stunted forest vegetation; and I could find very few insects. The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 Several other granitic hills stand near it, ornamented with trees, like most heights of this country, and a heap of blue mountains appears away in the north. A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864 It is composed of blocks of granite, heaped one upon another, as at the Schneeberg in Franconia, and in almost all the granitic mountains of Europe. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 After passing for a few miles over the coast granitic series, we come to the porphyritic conglomerate, with its usual characters, and with some of the beds distinctly displaying their mechanical origin. Geological Observations on South America They say that on the continent of America the earliest born land was a mass of granitic rock in Canada,—the Laurentian Hills. The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it The country is non-fossiliferous, and a common- place succession of granitic rocks and slates; attempting to make out the relation of cleavage, strata, etc., etc., was my chief amusement. Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 The church steeple and the Chilian flag gleamed for an instant among the trees, and then the strait wound on between huge granitic masses which had an imposing effect. In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant Their summits are rounded, as for the most part in granitic mountains, and covered with thick forests of the laurel-tribe. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 These denuded granitic points, I estimated at about nine thousand feet in height above the sea. Geological Observations on South America That such extensive areas do exist cannot be doubted: the granitic region of Parime is described by Humboldt as being at least nineteen times as large as Switzerland. The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, 6th Edition Nay, some men of this sort are made worse by the failure of earthly hopes, and their natures are compressed and hammered by misfortune into a sullen and granitic defiance. The Crown of Thorns : a token for the sorrowing While the granitic summits of the Rocky Mountains are bleak and bare, many of the inferior ridges are scantily clothed with scrubbed pines, oaks, cedar, and furze. Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains The waters appear black from reflecting the image of these granitic masses, which, in the colour of their external surface, sometimes resemble coal, and sometimes lead-ore. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Differently from what we have seen throughout Chile, the coast here is formed not by the granitic series, but by an escarpment of the porphyritic conglomerate formation, between two and three thousand feet in height. Geological Observations on South America Among the cataracts, and wherever the Orinoco, between the Missions of Carichana and of Santa Barbara, periodically washes the granitic rocks, they become smooth, black, and as if coated with plumbago. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 These enormous stony masses appear sometimes in rhombs, sometimes under those hemispheric forms, peculiar to granitic rocks when they separate in blocks. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 We passed first the mouth of the Rio Mataveni, and afterward an islet of a very singular form; a square granitic rock that rises in the middle of the water. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 At the distance of two or three leagues from the Mission, we find, in these plains intersected by granitic hills, a vegetation no less rich than varied. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 We found it difficult in the evening to stem the current, and we passed the night in a wood a little above Mendaxari; which is another granitic rock traversed by a stratum of quartz. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 The whole of this country contains granitic rocks, on which here and there, in little plains, an argillaceous grit-stone immediately reposes, containing fragments of quartz and of brown iron-ore. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 We find there a granitic sand, of a blackish-brown colour, which is covered in the forests with thick layers of rich earth, and on the banks of the river with clay almost impermeable to water. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 The Piedra, or granitic rock which forms the little cataract, attracted our attention on account of the numerous veins of quartz by which it is traversed. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 The river of the Orinoco, in running from south to north, is crossed by a chain of granitic mountains. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 It is a vast granitic plain, in which from league to league the rock pierces the soil, and forms, not hillocks, but small masses, that resemble pillars or ruined buildings. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 I shall begin the description of this country with the granitic group of Duida, at the foot of which we sojourned. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Opposite to the point where the Orinoco forms its bifurcation, the granitic group of Duida rises in an amphitheatre on the right bank of the river. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Wherever the granitic rocks do not present any of those large cavities caused by their decomposition, or by an accumulation of their blocks, the Indians deposit their dead in the earth. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 |
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