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单词 arenaceous
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The greatest proportionate deficiency, however, is observable in the arenaceous region between the Danube and Theiss, where for the most part only periodical floods occur. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z
These fossils occur in grey earthy limestone, near its junction with the red arenaceous limestone already described. 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
The common sand-carex and other arenaceous plants bind the loose sand-dunes of our coasts, and give them a permanence, which would at once be destroyed were the sand laid bare again to storms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z
By experiment, I found a portion of the lower arenaceous part almost completely soluble, in the cold, in nitro-sulphuric acid; and the actual residuum was, in part, owing to a defect in trituration. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z
Xenophyophoridae are a small group of bottom-dwelling Sarcodina which show a certain resemblance to arenaceous Foraminifera, though observations in the living state show that the character of the pseudopodia is lacking. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z
Cornstone is a limestone containing a large quantity of arenaceous matter or sand. Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z
In the summer of 1904 I again found my ice markings on a layer of arenaceous limestone in the same formation in the Big Bend country in Texas. Fossil Ice Crystals An Instance of the Practical Value of "Pure Science"
A good deal of heavy rain usually falls about the autumnal equinox, but is quickly absorbed by the porous soil and prevailing arenaceous formations of the neighbourhood, consequently, the atmosphere is particularly free from humidity. Memoranda on Tours and Touraine Including remarks on the climate with a sketch of the Botany And Geology of the Province also on the Wines and Mineral Waters of France
It appears that the numerous caverns of the Morea occur in a compact limestone, of the age of the English chalk, immediately below which are arenaceous strata referred to the period of our greensand. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology
Calcareous and arenaceous rocks, of which the mountains surrounding Etna are composed, and which appear capped with lava near Bronte and elsewhere. Etna A History of the Mountain and of its Eruptions
But there are other reasons for the comparative paucity of fossils in arenaceous strata, as we shall see presently. Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z
The Arabs say that, once "submerged" beneath the arenaceous "flood," a man loses the power to extricate himself. The Boy Slaves
The sandy deserts of the rainless districts of Chili are also of great extent: and there are few countries in even the higher latitudes that have not their tracts of arenaceous waste. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education.
At Hunstanton, on the north, the undermining of the lower arenaceous beds at the foot of the cliff, causes masses of red and white chalk to be precipitated from above. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology
Sandy; partaking of the qualities of sand; brittle; as, arenaceous limestone, quartz, &c. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
The phenomenon that had broken over the arenaceous couch, upon which slept the four castaways, was neither more nor less than a “sandstorm”; or, to give it its Arab title, a simoom. The Boy Slaves
The phenomenon that had broken over the arenaceous couch,—upon which slept the four castaways,—was neither more nor less than a "sand-storm;" or, to give it its Arab title, a simoom. The Boy Slaves
Probably nine tenths of all the coast lines of the open ocean are formed of arenaceous material. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography
Large masses, also, are continually taken up of an arenaceous rock, cemented by calcareous matter, including multitudes of broken shells of recent species. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology
In places the gneiss has been so little changed by heat and pressure that it forms arenaceous flags and shales. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative
The Arabs say that, once “submerged” beneath the arenaceous “flood”, a man loses the power to extricate himself. The Boy Slaves
I found myself when I entered in a gloomy chamber hewn out of a brown arenaceous clay. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood
In other cases, as in some of the beds of the Carboniferous limestone in the North of England, where the limestone is highly "arenaceous," there is a modification of the oolitic structure. The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science
There was little grass about the river for the ferruginous finely-grained sandstone formed still the riverbank, and was exactly similar to the arenaceous rock on the eastern coast. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2
On an arenaceous strip projecting from the western edge the women were washing and panning where the bottom of the digging was below that of the river. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative
This arenaceous deposit, for a long time, confined the colonists within the line of the Hawkesbury, and until the want of fresh pastures during dry seasons compelled them to explore these rocky regions. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1
The formation at and in the immediate vicinity of Melbourne, is of tertiary deposits associated with arenaceous older rocks. 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.
In Scotland the "Old Red" forms a great series of arenaceous and conglomeratic strata, attaining a thickness of many thousands of feet, and divisible into three groups. The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science
It is not easy, when several formations are not perfectly developed, to determine the age of arenaceous rocks. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3
The calcareous and the arenaceous rocks of Russia above alluded to alternate in such a manner as to leave no doubt of their having been deposited in different parts of the same great period. The Student's Elements of Geology
The Pampean mud is here of a rather pale colour, and includes small nearly white nodules, and other irregular strata of an unusually arenaceous variety of tosca-rock. Geological Observations on South America
Many of the cliffs were composed of a light-coloured marl; but the formation is chiefly old arenaceous rocks. 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 Millstone Grit.—The highest beds of the Carboniferous Limestone series are succeeded, generally with perfect conformity, by a series of arenaceous beds, usually known as the Millstone Grit. The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science
Before a part of the immense plains of America was geologically examined, it might have been supposed that their uniform and continued horizontality was caused by alluvial soils, or at least by arenaceous tertiary strata. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3
The arenaceous laminae are much hardened at the point of contact, and the clays are converted into siliceous schist. The Student's Elements of Geology
In some of the more arenaceous parts of the conglomerate, there was an oblique or current lamination; a circumstance which I did not elsewhere observe. Geological Observations on South America
Its lower portion, for a thickness of from 500 to 1000 feet, is arenaceous, and is known as the Hastings Sands. The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science
The arenaceous deposits of the series, namely, resemble those of the Permian, not only in being commonly red or variegated in their colour, but also in their conspicuous paucity of organic remains. The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science
The presence of cyanite, rutile-titanite, and garnets, and the absence of Lydian stone, and all fragmentary or arenaceous rocks, seem to characterise the formation we describe as primitive. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3
The arenaceous division, the marls, and the limestone may all be seen in some places to alternate with each other; yet it can by no means be affirmed that there is no order of arrangement. The Student's Elements of Geology
Taken as a whole, the Cambrian formation is essentially composed of arenaceous and Page 80 muddy sediments, the latter being sometimes red, but more commonly nearly black in colour. The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science
For example, we trace a limestone for a hundred miles, until it becomes more arenaceous, and finally passes into sand, or sandstone. The Student's Elements of Geology
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