| 单词 | plutonic |
| 例句 | These are known as coarse-grained intrusive, or plutonic, igneous rocks. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z However, Page Six reports that the duo’s relationship is plutonic and not romantic. Alex Rodriguez spotted getting off private jet with friend Melanie Collins amid lavish birthday celebration 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z A little examination of the material should tell, to even the novice, whether or not the substance is of plutonic origin. The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines 2012-02-18T03:00:17.387Z The plutonic or intrusive rocks, which have been forced into the crust and have consolidated there, present a wide range of texture from the most coarse-grained granites to the most perfect natural glass. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z We would crawl round such an occupying structure, diminished groundlings, as one would move about the base of a foreboding, plutonic building whose limits and meaning were ominous and baffling. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z If magma cools slowly, deep within the crust, the resulting rock is called intrusive or plutonic. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z The eruption of these plutonic masses appears therefore to fall in a time when the formation of the marine deposits was partially completed, partially still in progress. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z Igneous rocks in great variety and in all forms incident to an extruded or volcanic and intruded or plutonic origin are present. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z The first of these divisions represents the plutonic, intrusive or subsequent phase of eruptivity; the second marks the volcanic, interstratified or contemporaneous phase. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z Mounting high right ahead of us at last was a mass of granite boulders, with broad smooth surfaces, having the structure of gigantic masonry in ruin which weathered plutonic rock so often assumes. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z At the moment, the technique works only with crystals of apatite, a calcium phosphate mineral found mainly in plutonic rocks, such as granite, that solidify from magma deep underground. Novel Technique Reveals How Glaciers Sculpted Their Valleys 2011-04-04T16:38:00Z The soil of the grass-lands is of an igneous clay formation—magnesian clay, formed by disintegration of the plutonic rocks, whose upheaval in two successive stages brought the Nicobars into existence. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z In the extreme north between Ardlui and the head of Glen Fyne in Argyllshire there is a large development of plutonic rocks piercing the Highland schists and producing marked contact metamorphism. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z In considering this branch of inquiry, we are not involved in a preliminary difficulty regarding the very nature of the agencies as is the case in the investigation of plutonic action. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z The term, which includes both the plutonic and metamorphic rocks, is substituted for primary, because some members of both these classes, such as granite and gneiss, are posterior to many secondary or fossiliferous rocks. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology And yet even on my first sight, beholding so little and that through a glass from the deck of the Casco, the rude plutonic structure of the isle was conspicuous. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) It is covered by a plastic white or yellowish clay and clay marl, with intervening beds of quartz sandstone, formed, like the clay, by the disintegration of the plutonic rock. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z Boulders of plutonic rocks from this area have been widely distributed by the ice during the glacial period. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Igneous rocks so formed are called plutonic intrusive rocks. The Economic Aspect of Geology A stratified division of hypogene rocks, highly crystalline, such as gneiss and mica-schist, and so named because they have been altered by plutonic action. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The plutonic rocks which penetrate them are generally granite of various degrees of firmness. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 The Bear Islands lying off the mouth of the Kolyma are, for the most part, formed of a plutonic rock, whose upper part has weathered away, leaving gigantic isolated pillars. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II The subject of the differentiation of rock-types in the process of solidification as plutonic or volcanic rocks from a particular magma received much attention from him. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" The accessible deposits of the deep zone are associated with plutonic igneous rocks which have been deeply eroded, and not with surface lavas. The Economic Aspect of Geology Arid hills and dreary plains, covered with plutonic rocks and pumice dust, tell us we are approaching the most terrible volcano on the earth. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America The Unknown.—I have no objection to the refined plutonic view, as capable of explaining many existing phenomena; indeed, you must be aware that I have myself had recourse to it. Consolations in Travel or, the Last Days of a Philosopher No atmosphere, by its disintegrating, decomposing influence has softened off the rugged features of the plutonic mountains. All Around the Moon Rocks, crystalline or plutonic: sedimentary, 85; eruptive, 88; new, 59; of Grand Cañon, 90; testimony of, establishes evolution, 100. The Doctrine of Evolution Its Basis and Its Scope Recent geological observations have traced in the Campagna volcanic matter produced at different periods, when the entire area of Rome and its vicinity was the seat of active plutonic agency. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood Into this plutonic realm we plunged, and, after a scorching ride, reached the head of a pass which led straight down to the desert. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance In the plutonic system there is one simple and constant order assumed, which may be supposed eternal. Consolations in Travel or, the Last Days of a Philosopher Crystallizing as they cooled, they have stereotyped in imperishable characters the aspect formerly presented by the whole Moon's surface under the influences of recent plutonic upheaval. All Around the Moon Series, sedimentary, 84, 90, 92; crystalline or plutonic, 85; Azoic or Archæan, age of, 92. The Doctrine of Evolution Its Basis and Its Scope The strongholds and citadels of the earth, where the great battles of freedom and civilisation have been fought, were all untold ages previously the centres of violent plutonic disturbances. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood There was no limb left them, and they rose, majestic in their cylindrical symmetry, in apparently endless battalions, a vista of plutonic desolation. Alton of Somasco Hence at the abrupt terminations of some of the chains in the district of Saffragam, plutonic rocks are seen mingled with the dislocated gneiss. Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 It is a vast Switzerland, an enormous Norway, where everything is the result of direct plutonic action. All Around the Moon They were borne through an architecture of aqueous and plutonic agencies whose smallest fantasies would be belittled by comparisons with coliseums, labyrinths, cathedrals, pyramids, and stonehenges. Overland These cliffs, I may remark, are basaltic, and therefore plutonic. The Lost World The colonists visited sombre tunnels, made in the plutonic epoch, still blackened by the fires of other days, which plunged into the heart of the mountain. The Mysterious Island METALS.—The plutonic rocks of Ceylon are but slightly metalliferous, and hitherto their veins and deposits have been but imperfectly examined. Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 They loved their city and worked for it with a plutonic energy which was always ardently vocal. The Magnificent Ambersons Perhaps in places the gypsum has been subjected to plutonic action; and we thought that the coloured was preferred to the clear for the bases of the columns. The Land of Midian — Volume 2 It is evidently a section of the mighty plutonic outburst which has done so much to change the aspect of the parallel Midian seaboard. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 “In truth,” said Smith, “this gulf is an abyss; but when we remember the plutonic origin of the island, that is not extraordinary.” The Mysterious Island The lowest were evidently of the same hard, fused, compressed character as those which our terminology calls plutonic. Across the Zodiac They are what are called fissure-veins, owing their origin to cracks or fractures in the rocks that have been filled up with mineral substances through chemical, thermal, aqueous, or plutonic agencies. The Naturalist in Nicaragua We were not sorry to see it again—our eyes were weary of the gloomy plutonic curtains on either side. The Land of Midian — Volume 2 It probably represents a remnant of the old terrace which, like the Secondary gypseous formation, has been torn to pieces by the volcanic region to the east, and by the plutonic upheavals to the west. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 The active volcano reported by Mr. R. B. N. Walker, 1873, was found to bear a lake upon the summit—which, in plutonic formations, would suggest an extinct crater. Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1 Fragments, included, a test of age of plutonic rocks. —, included, a test of age of strata. — a test of age in volcanic rocks. The Student's Elements of Geology I walked over the mountain, and quickly lost the marl in masses of plutonic rocks that had been upheaved and entirely occupied the surface. Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879 The granite, however, is a mere mask or excrescence, being everywhere based upon and backed by the green and red plutonic traps which have enveloped it. The Land of Midian — Volume 2 The lower ashlar, mostly yellow grit, is cut and carefully cemented; the upper part is generally of rough dry stone, the plutonic formations of the islet heaped up with scanty care. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 Looking to the basal, metamorphic, and plutonic rocks of the continent, the areas formed of them are likewise vast; and their planes of cleavage and foliation strike over surprisingly great spaces in uniform directions. Geological Observations on South America Beaumont, M. E. de, on island in Cretaceous sea. —, on mineral veins. —, on Jurassic plutonic rocks. —, on formation of granite. The Student's Elements of Geology Toward noon, the doctor, for the purpose of burying the body, decided to descend into a ravine, in the midst of some plutonic rocks of primitive formation. Five Weeks in a Balloon Thus far it resembles the Jibbah find: on the other hand, it is not plutonic, but chalky like those of Makná and Sinai, the crystals being similarly diffused throughout the matrix. The Land of Midian — Volume 2 The granite hills, here as throughout Midian, were veined and dyked with two different classes of plutonic rock. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 For more than two hundred miles northward of Navidad, the coast consists of plutonic and metamorphic rocks, with the exception of some quite insignificant superficial beds of recent origin. Geological Observations on South America Lias, fishes of the. —, fossils of the. — and Oolite, origin of the. —, reptiles of the. —, insects of the. —, plants of the. —, plutonic rocks of the. —, subdivisions of the. —, volcanic rocks of the. The Student's Elements of Geology Although in plutonic rocks two distinct species, corresponding to the trachytic and basaltic series, do not exist, I much suspect that a certain amount of separation of their constituent parts has often taken place. Volcanic Islands I expected a corresponding formation upon the opposite eastern versant: we found only a huge crest, a spine of black plutonic rock, intensely ugly and repulsive. The Land of Midian — Volume 2 In geography the principal novelties are the identification of certain ruined cities mentioned by Ptolemy, and the "Harrahs" or plutonic centres scattered over the seaboard and the interior. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 It rests, wherever any underlying formation can be seen, on plutonic and metamorphic rocks. Geological Observations on South America Diagram of fossiliferous rocks. — of plutonic and sedimentary formations. The Student's Elements of Geology An objection to the foregoing theory will, perhaps, be drawn from the plutonic rocks not being separated into two evidently distinct series, of different specific gravities; although, like the volcanic, they have been liquified. Volcanic Islands From that day to this, such plutonic construction work has been in abeyance. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea New Zealand is, in fact, a formation of recent plutonic origin. In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant As far as the equator this whole seafloor is still under construction by plutonic forces. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Mineral composition a test of age of volcanic rocks. — a test of age of plutonic rocks. — a test of age of strata. — character of hypogene rocks. — springs of Auvergne. The Student's Elements of Geology It is remarkable that these rocks of Ascension, formed close to the surface, should be nearly as compact as marble, which has undergone the action of heat and pressure in the plutonic regions. Volcanic Islands There also were stony masses buried beneath carpets of axidia and sea anemone, bristling with long, vertical water plants, then strangely contoured blocks of lava that testified to all the fury of those plutonic developments. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea |
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