| 单词 | basaltic |
| 例句 | A towering cliff of a black, basaltic rock cut off the sunlight, and the deep night shadow of an airless world surrounded them. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z We spent this day coming down from the basaltic spur that we spent yesterday climbing. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z In the event, the sedimentary layer was 50 percent deeper than expected and the basaltic layer was never found at all. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z More than 160 feet overhead, two openings in the vaulted ceiling allowed light to pour into the basaltic lava cave. The Azores: An untamed island paradise only a few hours by air from North America 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z The product of basaltic lava flows dating back more than 135 million years, basalt’s formation process is shaped by the natural magnetic fields present in its location at the time. How does an ocean-sized tectonic plate go missing for 20 million years? 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Superficially, these plains resemble the basaltic ocean basins of Earth, but they were not produced in quite the same way. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Air-captured carbon dioxide is mixed with water and pumped into the ground, where it reacts with the basaltic rock to form stable carbonate minerals. Carbon-Reduction Plans Rely on Tech That Doesn't Exist 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z This volcanism, which covered an area of about 160,000 km2 with basaltic rock up to several hundred metres thick, took place between 17 and 14 Ma. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z After the initial explosive eruption of gases and cinders, basaltic lava poured out from the base of the cone. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z In lab experiments, they show how rocks called basaltic glasses help individual RNA letters, known as nucleoside triphosphates, link into strands up to 200 letters long. Did volcanic ‘glasses’ help spark early life? 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z This is a lava flow from a basaltic eruption. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Maaz, which is on top and thus probably younger, has a composition similar to most basaltic lava flows — full of minerals known as pyroxene and plagioclase but with little or no olivine. NASA sees ‘otherworldly’ wreckage on Mars with ingenuity helicopter 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Working mostly with basaltic magmas, he determined the order of crystallization of minerals as the temperature drops. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Ultramafic mantle rock, consisting largely of peridotite, partially melts and generates magma that is basaltic. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Stephen Mojzsis, a geologist at the University of Colorado, Boulder, wondered whether basaltic glasses played a role. Did volcanic ‘glasses’ help spark early life? 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z About 17% of the Moon’s surface consists of the maria—flat plains of basaltic lava. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z A volcanologist says the eruption on the island of La Palma is a unique window into the "personality" of basaltic volcanoes. Canary Islands Eruption Resets Volcano Forecasts 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z They were trying to determine when such reversals had taken place over the past several million years by analyzing the magnetic characteristics of hundreds of samples from basaltic flows. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Because of this, almost all volcanoes on the ocean floor are basaltic. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Szostak wants the researchers to report the type of RNA the basaltic glasses created. Did volcanic ‘glasses’ help spark early life? 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Apparently, Mars experienced extensive volcanic activity at about the same time the Moon did, producing similar basaltic lavas. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The world’s sea floors, and much of Iceland, take shape from basaltic magma—much the same stuff that exists in the mantle. Forget oil or water. In Iceland, well diggers seek to tap a volcano's magma 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z The carbonated water reacts with basaltic rock, creating carbonate minerals. How the largest direct air capture plant will suck C02 out of the atmosphere 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z When basaltic lava erupts underwater it emerges in small explosions and/or forms pillow-shaped structures called pillow basalts. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z In some spots, there are volcanic basaltic rocks like the kind that we have on Earth in Iceland, Hawaii or Idaho. Mars' weird geology is making Perseverance's job more complicated 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z On Vesta, we have now actually located the large impact craters that ejected the basaltic meteorites previously identified as coming from this asteroid. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z No one is sure how the continent-forming magma originates; one idea is that basaltic magma gets altered by seawater, remelts, and eventually erupts from volcanoes as rhyolite. Forget oil or water. In Iceland, well diggers seek to tap a volcano's magma 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z While basaltic rock is relatively common around the world, volcanically active Iceland is particularly suited for storing carbon dioxide because it has relatively younger basalt. How the largest direct air capture plant will suck C02 out of the atmosphere 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z This magma is less dense than the surrounding rock and continues to rise through the crust to the surface, erupting as basaltic lava. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z "So those very primitive rocks that are called the basaltic, like we have in the oceans — that's the dominant mineralogy and composition of rocks on Mars," Arvidson said. Mars' weird geology is making Perseverance's job more complicated 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Molten rock rises from below to fill the space between the receding plates; this rock is basaltic lava, the kind of igneous rock that forms most of the ocean basins. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z In this case the target was a rock called “Máaz,” which scientists were able to discover was basaltic, BBC News reports, meaning it contains a lot of magnesium and iron. Relax with the calming sound of NASA’s Perseverance firing lasers on Mars 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z They vary in configuration, though most are typically rectangular in shape and are made of basaltic stones neatly fitted together. Rethinking Easter Island’s Historic ‘Collapse’ 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z Relatively young cinder cones of basaltic lava can be found in south-central Utah, in the Black Rock Desert Volcanic Field, which is part of the zone of Basin and Range crustal extension. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z This means that the widely accepted assumption that oceanic plateaus are large shield volcanoes created by long basaltic lava flows is incorrect. Giant Volcano Rewrites the Story of Seafloor Formation 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z The dark basaltic dust of the lunar maria was kicked up by every astronaut footstep, and thus eventually worked its way into all of the astronauts’ equipment. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Piton de la Fournaise is a basaltic shield volcano in the southeastern part of La Réunion Island, in the western Indian Ocean. Can We Forecast Caldera Collapses? 2019-09-12T04:00:00Z The basaltic fragments, similar to most of the Earth’s volcanic rock, are the remains of the moon’s volcanic past, with studies showing evidence of eruptions up until 1.5 billion to 2 billion years ago. Apollo moon rocks shed new light on Earth's volcanoes 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z Low viscosity magma flows easily more like syrup, the basaltic volcanism that occurs in Hawaii on shield volcanoes. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z They sampled various basaltic rocks formed by the cooled lava. Did volcanic eruptions help kill off the dinosaurs? 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z There are also very few of the "maria" - dark basaltic "seas" created by lava flows - that are evident on the more familiar near side. First panoramas from China moon lander 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z There are also very few of the "maria" - dark basaltic "seas" created by lava flows - that are evident on the near side. Chang'e-4: Chinese rover exploring Moon 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z There are also very few of the "mare" - dark basaltic "seas" created by lava flows - that are evident on the near side. China mission primed for Moon landing 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z The basaltic lava erupts effusively, meaning the eruptions are small, localized, and predictable. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z They found the Martian soil to be "strikingly similar" to basaltic soils of the isles of Skye and Mull. Martian and Scottish soils 'similar' 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z There are also few of the "mare" - dark basaltic "seas" created by lava flows - that are evident on the near side. China mission targets far side of the Moon 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z The rover known as Jade Rabbit operated for more than two years, and allowed researchers to investigate the moon’s surface remotely using spectrometers, and discover a new type of basaltic rock. As America Looks Inward, China Looks to Outer Space 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z Shield volcanoes like Kilauea produce a runny, basaltic lava that does not tend to erupt as dramatically as steep stratovolcanos like Mount St. Helens. ‘Explosive’ eruption at Hawaii volcano’s summit shoots ash more than five miles high 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z The two main types of basaltic volcanic rock have Hawaiian names—pahoehoe and aa. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked at the tuff cones dotted along the rocky shores, and saw a marvelous type of basaltic rock that wouldn't even be named until ten years after his visit: palagonite. Darwin, the Galápagos, and the Evolution of Basalt 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z The latter references Cavehill, which is overlooking Belfast, and its geological anomaly, a basaltic outcropping known as “Napoleon’s Nose.” Van Morrison returns with a new album and U.S. shows with Tom Jones 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z There are some large basaltic regions on dry land, but they are not necessarily in convenient places. Turning air into stone 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z For most of that time, the rocks it encountered were generally basaltic, a volcanic composition typical on Mars. Mars Rover Finds Changing Rocks, Surprising Scientists 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z The coincidence of those two events initially hinted at causality, but subsequent dating of the Deccan Traps formations indicated that the flood of basaltic lava began long before the cataclysmic impact. Scientists suggest a new, earth-shaking twist on the demise of the dinosaurs 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z The volcano, located deep in the Sahara desert in the Fezzan region of southwestern Libya, appears as a smear of dark basaltic ash and tephra that contrasts sharply with the light-coloured sand of the Sahara. Satellite Eye on Earth: June 2015 – in pictures 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z The island sits atop the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the boundary between two of the planet’s largest tectonic plates, where basaltic magma rises from deep within the earth to form new crust. Burying a Mountain of CO2 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z It was created by a flood of basaltic lava, the kind of eruption seen today on the Big Island in Hawaii. Did a massive volcanic eruption in India kill off the dinosaurs? 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Called irregular mare patches, these areas are thought to be remnants of small basaltic eruptions that occurred much later than the commonly accepted end of lunar volcanism, 1 to 1.5 billion years ago. Throw Out The Geology Books - Volcanoes Were Erupting On The Moon Just 100 Million Years Ago 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Strong winds blowing in a single direction resulted in massive piles of basaltic sand about 200 meters wide and 20 meters tall that formed crescent-shaped “barchan dunes.” Dunes on Mars Resemble Starfleet Logos 2014-05-09T12:00:00Z The basaltic lava flows were very hard and defied most efforts to break off samples for the geologists. Scientists Explore New Zealand s Deep Sea (Part II) 2013-11-29T12:45:00.440Z About a quarter of India's many coal-fired power plants sit atop a huge basaltic formation known as the Deccan Traps. A Vault for Carbon Dioxide 2013-11-27T13:15:00.480Z "Silicate liquids like basaltic magma play a key role at all stages of deep Earth evolution, ranging from core and crust formation billions of years ago to volcanic activity today," Sanloup said. Early Earth Had Layered Lava Oceans 2013-11-06T20:15:00.373Z The moon's volcanic glasses, however, are primarily basaltic in chemistry and darker than their surroundings. Does Mercury Hold Clues to Birth of Earth's Moon? 2013-10-17T17:15:05.127Z Like the Abyssinian Nile, it falls through a basaltic cleft, near the middle of its course, which reduces its breadth from 1000 to 20 yards. Dr. David Livingstone, a Bicentenary 2013-03-18T16:15:05.213Z In the black basaltic hills that surround the village there are endless little valleys that turn green and verdant after the rains. Can France restore the magic of northern Mali? 2013-02-05T01:57:10Z This rock is a basaltic breccia in character. Rock is new Mars meteorite class 2013-01-03T19:06:13Z "Inside the basaltic rock as the lava is cooling, the crystals are separated sometimes by free spaces in which the residual fluids are concentrated," Prof Meunier explained. Pacific lavas back dry early Mars 2012-09-10T08:50:04Z While basaltic plains prevail on the side of the moon that permanently faces the Earth, the moon's far side is almost completely covered in craters. Does Mercury Hold Clues to Birth of Earth's Moon? 2013-10-17T17:15:05.127Z In fact, geologists believe there were three major lava flows, giving rise to lower, middle and upper basaltic layers, with the causeway columns occurring in the middle layer. Geologic Wonders and the Legend of Finn McCool 2012-07-05T18:15:04.170Z The spurs consist in some cases of white chalk covering the limestone, and on the south there are several basaltic outbreaks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z In the first the River is very narrow and split in sunder by ragged pinnacles of basaltic rock. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z Heulandite occurs with stilbite and other zeolites in the amygdaloidal cavities of basaltic volcanic rocks, and occasionally in gneiss and metalliferous veins. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z The river rises far inland, up among high mountains, where Lake St. Clair and Lake Sorell reflect the snowy peaks of their basaltic guardians. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z The castle, situated east of the village, on a basaltic rock about 90 ft. high, dates from c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, esp. agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z It is ten hundred and fifty feet wide, and the walls of basaltic rock rise perpendicularly a thousand feet. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z Pertaining to basalt; formed of, or containing, basalt; as basaltic lava. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The dark-coloured porphyritic crystals of basalts are known as basaltic hornblende. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Gigantic basaltic columns many hundreds of feet in height descended into the waves along a considerable portion of this savage coast, a formidable wall that defied the mariner to land. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z The soil consists chiefly of black basaltic alluvium, often more than 20 ft. deep; but along the banks of the Nerbudda the fertility of the land compensates for the tameness of the scenery. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z When the wind swept the rain from the hills of Ulva, we could see that on the western side of the island the strange basaltic formation like that of Staffa begins. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z I would quote the existence of those egg-shaped basaltic stones, embossed with various devices and covered with cuneatic inscriptions, which are brought from some of the ancient cities of Mesopotamia. Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z III The Marquesas Islands are small and, in contrast to the coral and basaltic formation of Tahiti, of volcanic origin. Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art 2012-02-14T03:00:24.393Z The castle stands on a huge ledge of basaltic rock, rising rapidly from the plain, and overlooking the country far and near, and backed by the rising ground on which the city is built. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z The whole volume of the river at this place passes between the walls of a chasm, which has the appearance of having been rent through the basaltic strata which form the valley-rock of the region. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z This is not the only instance in North Queensland where running streams flow from springs bursting forth from the basaltic table lands. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z This is a lone pile of basaltic rocks having the appearance of an old castle in the midst of a great plain to the east, south, and west of it. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z In New Zealand, numerous regions abound in basaltic and trachytic rocks. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (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. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z At Kimberley the neighbouring schists, or 'reefs,' are associated with sheets of a basaltic rock, which are pierced by the pipes. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z The generally level character of the great basaltic table-land around us was very manifest from this point. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z Open basaltic plains, covered with the very finest pastures now met them everywhere, though water was scarce. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z This whole plain has the appearance of having been one vast lake of lava, spread over the whole surrounding country, appearing to have issued from the three basaltic mountains in the midst of it. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z The Sugar Loaf, that remarkable black basaltic rock at its entrance, stood grandly forth, as we ran in. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (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. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z It was a sinuous course I wound in threading my way through the ugly basaltic outcroppings, but the comparatively slow water robbed it of any menace. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z The hills on both sides of the river are about two hundred and fifty feet high, generally abrupt and craggy, and in many places presenting a perpendicular face of black, hard, basaltic rock. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z They crossed the dense scrubs and basaltic ridge dividing the Dawson waters from those trending to the west, flowing into the basin of the Maranoa River. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z The only objects that meet the eye on this extensive plain are three high basaltic buttes or mountains thrown up near its center. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z It is a mass of basaltic rock nine feet in diameter and three in height, and was found in the great square in 1790, near the site of the large teocalli or pyramid. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z Shoving off into a steady six-mile current at nine-thirty, a few minutes brought us in sight of a striking basaltic island, which Symons had characterized as “one of the most perfect profile rocks in existence.” Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z When it reaches the dreary region where the outlying ridges of the Cascade chain commence, it finds a great, low surface, paved with enormous polished sheets of basaltic rock. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z One of the pioneers was Mr. Robert Stewart, of Southwick station, on Fletcher’s Creek, a stream of pure, clear water, flowing from the great basaltic wall into the Burdekin. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z In our course we found nothing but barren, basaltic rock, sand, and sage. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z The Abashiri cliffs are grand, and from a distance have all the appearance of, though they are not in reality, basaltic rocks. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z The shores of Nespilem Canyon are strewn with huge masses of black basaltic rock of all sizes and shapes, and this continues for several miles, forming a characteristic picture of Columbia River scenery. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z In other parts, the path crosses the rugged, perpendicular, basaltic rocks which overhang the sea, into which a false step would have precipitated us. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z It scoops out loose soil directly, but the basaltic rock has to be broken up first by blasting. The Panama Canal and its Makers 2011-10-10T02:00:22.307Z The lands back from the river are high rolling prairie, covered with rich bunch grass, having a light soil composed of pulverized basaltic sandstone. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z On this basaltic islet an interesting climb round the cliffs may be had, and the rock is secure enough on the west and north sides. Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland 2011-09-23T02:00:23.653Z Cabinet Rapids is the beginning of a somewhat irregular series of columnar basaltic cliffs which wall in the Columbia closely for the next thirty miles. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z The water rushes through this basaltic trough with such violence, that it is always dangerous, and in some stages of the water impossible, for a boat to pass down. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z There was, however, soil above the hard basaltic rock, of varying thickness—removed to the slope 1:2 as shown on the section. The Panama Canal and its Makers 2011-10-10T02:00:22.307Z What dull light there was came from the sheen of the green water which lay motionless along the black basaltic ledges. The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z A grass gully separates our arête from a few rocks nearer Dyrysgol, which are of basaltic character and rather interesting to descend. Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland 2011-09-23T02:00:23.653Z Sixteen miles below Castlegar, and about half a mile below the mouth of Sullivan Creek, there was a long black reef of basaltic rock stretching a third of the way across the river. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z The trees were seldom of great girth, though occasionally there was a dominant 330 basaltic pillar, its roots meandering over the floor like streams of old lava. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z He examined the white cliffs, the dark basaltic columns, and the ruins of the old castle, where Robert Bruce is said to have made a gallant defence against his enemies. Ulster Folklore 2011-08-25T02:00:26.683Z The solid cliff of basaltic rock formed an impassible barrier to the north. The Land of Lure A Story of the Columbia River Basin 2011-08-09T02:00:24.217Z In describing the Cape Adare rookery I mentioned the fact that the pebbles entering into the formation of the beach are basaltic, and therefore of a dead black shade. Antarctic Penguins A Study of Their Social Habits 2011-08-03T02:00:14.143Z However, those lava flows are basaltic in nature. Rare Volcanoes Discovered On Far Side of the Moon 2011-07-26T20:15:05.467Z Abrupt basaltic walls, 500 to 1,000 feet high and nearly perpendicular, rise from the water's edge on either side. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z The geological formation consists largely of primitive or igneous rocks, trappean, basaltic and granite, and the scenery has a peculiarly grand and sombre appearance. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z By the power of the past and its associations among the monastic ruins of Iona, and of nature’s architecture in building and scooping the basaltic columns of Fingal’s Cave, Keats shows himself naturally impressed. Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z Long since, I lived beneath vast porticoes, By many ocean-sunsets tinged and fired, Where mighty pillars, in majestic rows, Seemed like basaltic caves when day expired. The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker 2011-06-01T02:00:22.477Z "Most of the volcanic activity on the moon was basaltic," primary author Brad Jolliff of Washington University told SPACE.com in an email. Rare Volcanoes Discovered On Far Side of the Moon 2011-07-26T20:15:05.467Z Several of these falls are split into various channels by small islands or pillars of basaltic rock. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z The rocks are mainly basalts and andesites, together with trachytes and phonolites, and some of the basaltic flows are of enormous extent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z A long while I dwelt beneath vast porticoes, While the ocean-suns bathed with a thousand fires, And which with their great and majestic spires, At eventide looked like basaltic grottoes. The Flowers of Evil 2011-05-15T02:00:07.523Z In that region outwellings of highly liquid rock came from fissures and spread widely over the surface as veritable inundations, which on cooling became black, basaltic rock, but without forming mountains or craters. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z The middle bed is composed of basaltic columns, placed vertically on the plane of their bed, and of unequal depth, varying from thirty-six to fifty-four feet. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z The High Force is a truly grand waterfall, where the whole river tosses over a huge precipice in the black basaltic cliff. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z The basaltic flows of the north of Ireland, the western islands of Scotland, the Faeroe Islands and Iceland are mere fragments of former extensive plateaus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z The same or nearly the same appearance would be presented if one were to view columnal basaltic rocks, from a point where the rocks in the rear would rise above those in front. Canadian Eclipse Party 1869 2011-02-25T03:01:12.137Z Subsequently new basaltic eruptions either raised these deposits to their present height, or pierced them through in their original sites, both cases occurring on the same locality. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The basaltic structure is believed to be due to the contraction of lava consequent upon its cooling. Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z Hence we clambered across stone walls and bogs for several miles to Sewing Shields, where Arthur and Guinevere and all their knights lie asleep in a basaltic cavern.... Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z At Trezza, on the eastern base of the mountain, basaltic rocks occur associated with fossiliferous Pliocene clays. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z The bare slopes and steep sea-face tell of its basaltic formation, which gives perpendicular outlines to the jutting rocks against which, some six miles off, the waves are dashing heavily. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z Abbo, at 120 degrees, percolates from the centre of a steep bank of soft red sandstone, covering basaltic wacke, through an artificial spout inserted for the convenience of drinking the waters. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z This is well seen in the case of rocks having the basaltic structure, in which the pillars, being jointed transversely, decompose along their division planes, so as to form irregular globular masses. Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z Livingstone found that the entire falls are but a crack made in a hard basaltic rock. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The rocks erupted by Etna have always been very constant in composition, viz. varieties of basaltic lava and tuff containing little or no olivine—the rock type known as labradorite. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z For sheer novelty, before even the towering bronze statue of the Virgin, which overtops the cathedral, must be placed that other needle-like basaltic eminence which is crowned by a tiny chapel dedicated to St. Michel. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z But from the summit of an adjacent basaltic knoll, which was ascended towards the close of day, there burst upon the delighted gaze a prospect more than ever alluring of the Abyssinian Alps. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The basaltic columns of the Giants' Causeway and the Isle of Staffa are well-known examples of such regularly jointed masses. Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z On its outer edge it is fringed by a border of basaltic rocks. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z These mountains are very interesting from a geological point of view; they are particularly remarkable for the regularity and purity of their basaltic formations; but I was not bent on geological investigation. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z Thus augmented, and swollen into a stream 140 yds. wide, the Elbe carves a path through the basaltic mass of the Mittelgebirge, churning its way through a deep, narrow rocky gorge. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z The range bordering the eastern shore of the lake is basalt and basaltic wacke; on the western, it is partly gypsum and limestone, but resting on basalt. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Augite or pyroxene is a black or greenish-black mineral, found, either as crystals, which are generally small, or as rounded grains and angular fragments, in basaltic and volcanic rocks. Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z Among its characteristic features is a cataract fed by melting snows, which descends 1500 ft. in three leaps, and an enormous basaltic lava-stream, which crosses the face of the mountain in a north-easterly direction. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z In one case we found serpentinites with intrusions of basaltic rocks. Scientist at Work: Driving to See Geological Traffic Accidents 2010-11-24T00:10:00Z The land was covered with glaciers, the basaltic rock only projecting in one or two places. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 As the tedious road wound on over basalt, basaltic lava, and amygdaloid, the sun, waxing momentarily more intensely powerful, was reflected with destructive and stifling fervour from slates of snow-white sea-limestone borne on their tops. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Fingal's Cave, in the Island of Staffa, furnishes a remarkable instance of basaltic columns. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis A range of basaltic strata stretches along the northern coast, of which the celebrated Giant's Causeway is the most remarkable portion, the vast aggregates of natural rock pillars there being very striking. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The most remarkable cliffs are those formed of perpendicular basaltic columns, extending for many miles, and most strikingly displayed in Fair Head and the celebrated Giant’s Causeway. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" At last, however, we got in under a high, perpendicular basaltic cliff,4 which swarmed with auks. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Around, the prospect was wild, gloomy, and unearthly, beetling basaltic cones and jagged slabs of shattered larva—the children of some mighty trouble—forming scenery the most shadowy and extravagant. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Its sides show fine basaltic formation in places. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" Bloodstone is not very widely distributed, but is found in the basaltic rocks of the Isle of Rum in the west of Scotland, and in a few other localities. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" The only island of size is Rathlin, off Ballycastle, 6� m. in length by 1� in breadth, 7 m. from the coast, and of similar basaltic and limestone formation to that of the mainland. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" A little farther on we came under some high basaltic cliffs, and here the wind dropped completely. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 A second low belt of hills, gypsum and anhydrite, succeeded by limestone overstrewed with basaltic boulders, forms the western bank of the molten sea, and opens into a mountain ravine. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z On every side but one it presents to the sea a precipitous wall of basaltic rock some thousand feet high, while the interior is scooped out in the likeness of a great cauldron. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II Jeff turned down the river, past the broken acequias, to where a massive spur of basaltic rock had turned the fury of the floods and spared a few fields. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus Faulting, probably in Pliocene times, lowered the basaltic plateaus to form the basin of Lough Neagh, leaving the eastern scarp at heights ranging up to 1800 ft. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" Chabazite occurs with other zeolites in the amygdaloidal cavities of basaltic rocks; occasionally it has been found in gneisses and schists. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" Water of rather an improved description was obtained at Suggadéra, under basaltic rock, stained green by carbonate of copper. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z For a long time the red sunset light was strong enough to make clearly distinguishable the dazzling white frontages, the flat roofs, and unglazed windows, standing out against the perpendicular walls of basaltic rock. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa It is apparently the northern limit of what was once a vast basaltic plain stretching from Goona to Belgaum, “one of the most gigantic outpourings of volcanic matter in the world.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" It is a dark green or black stone, composed of augite and felspar, very compact in texture, and of considerable hardness, often found in regular pillars of three or more sides called basaltic columns. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Staffa, near by, has a famous basaltic formation and cave. The Complete Club Book for Women Including Subjects, Material and References for Study Programs; together with a Constitution and By-Laws; Rules of Order; Instructions how to make a Year Book; Suggestions for Practical Community Work; a Resume of what Some Clubs are Doing, etc., etc. In the islet of Lele, close to Kusaie, at the eastern extremity of Micronesia, the ruins present the appearance of a citadel with cyclopean ramparts built of large basaltic blocks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" The river ran into a canal of basaltic rock, painted in yellow, vermilion, and green by Indians and, by inferior brutes, adorned with advertisements of "bile beans." From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Here they traversed the gorges of the Western Ghauts, composed of trap and basaltic rocks, the highest summits of which are crowned with thick trees. Round the World in Eighty Days The lavas of this eruption covered nearly a third of the whole island, often forming on slightly inclined planes great horizontal sheets several square leagues in area, resembling very much the basaltic platforms of Auvergne. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology On the walls, trees were trained exactly in the shape of a candelabrum with two branches; others had stems and branches adjusted obliquely, like basaltic strata. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine The north-west of the county includes, at Moira, a part of the great basaltic plateaux, with Chalk and Trias protected by them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" In Ireland, the Giants' Causeway is a famous example of basaltic formation. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place In some basaltic cones, like those of the Sandwich Islands, the crater may be a broad shallow pit, having almost perpendicular walls, with horizontal stratification. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" The older rocks of the island consist, in a great measure, of that kind of basaltic lava called dolerite, sometimes columnar, and partly of common basalt and amygdaloid. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Thence the great stream flows westerly some one hundred and twenty miles until it reaches the outlying ridge of the Cascade chain, there encountering a huge low surface paved with glacier-polished sheets of basaltic rock. In the Oregon Country Out-Doors in Oregon, Washington, and California Together with some Legendary Lore, and Glimpses of the Modern West in the Making In one new channel was basaltic rock with a higher moisture content than the magma had encountered before. The Flaming Mountain Holyoke are examples on the eastern side of the continent of basaltic rocks made by lava floods. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place Its base is an almost perpendicular mass of basaltic rock overlooking the sea, at a height of 150 feet. In the Border Country 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 The Snake and Columbia rivers are lined by walls of volcanic rock, basaltic above, trachytic below, for a distance of, in the former, one hundred, in the latter, two hundred, miles. Volcanoes: Past and Present This is the last spur of the mighty mountain-chain of the Andes, and consists of a mass of huge basaltic rocks, piled together in huge disorder as by a Titan's hand. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century At the next turn we are met by the portal of a Gothic cathedral, with its pointed gables, its clustered basaltic columns. Timar's Two Worlds For a mile or two on our left rose a grand mass of basalt quite two thousand feet in height, buttressed with bold outlying rocks and presenting very regular basaltic columns. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. The high tableland of the Balaghat lies for the most part upon the great basaltic formation which stretches across the Satpuras as far east as Jubbulpore. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" Antrim, showing successive tiers of basaltic lava, with intervening bands of bole. Volcanoes: Past and Present The material is a compact, slightly vesicular, olive gray, basaltic rock. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 Valley of the Housatonic, locked in by walls of every shape and size, from grassy knolls to bold basaltic cliffs. Records of Later Life It seemed to be sandstone or basaltic rock; only the horizontal strata of the ledges on its sides were not visible. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I And finding that igneous action, to which sundry earlier geologists had ascribed basaltic rocks, was in countless places a cause of disturbance, he taught that from it resulted these periodic convulsions. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I Dana calls these Hawaiian volcanoes "basaltic," basalt being the prevalent material of which they are formed. Volcanoes: Past and Present The material is gray, minutely cellular, basaltic rock. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 There was the bright black of basaltic formation, and in it—though he knew the impossibility—was shining the sun. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 Judging from the photographs, the scenery of this river must be very fine, for the sun-pictures represent several high waterfalls pouring volumes of water over dark and perpendicular basaltic rocks. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' Stretching to the clouds were black, basaltic battlements, and above them reared white terraced palaces, as swans that strain their throats to the sky. Melomaniacs The area of the basaltic plateau may be roughly estimated at 2,000 square miles. Volcanoes: Past and Present It is carved from a piece of vesicular basaltic tufa and is in a perfect state of preservation. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 It is of basaltic material, supported by massive buttresses, and as a whole is surpassingly grand. Aztec Land It had been a great struggle even on the lower and more gradual slopes, for the basaltic rocks were barren, and broken, and slippery. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills He shut his eyes, and saw the basaltic cliffs, the white and foaming reefs, the green, still forests of that unforgotten island. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas Age of the Volcanic Eruptions.—It is very clear that the first eruptions, producing the great basaltic sheets of Moab and Arabia, occurred after the principal features of the country had been developed. Volcanoes: Past and Present Stool with columnar base, carved from gray basaltic rock—⅓. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 Several of these islands were quite columnar,—being evidently the emerged capitals of basaltic prisms, like the other uplifts on the banks. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 There was nothing but the funereal black of basaltic rock, of which the hill seemed to be one solid mass. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills Precipice upon precipice dizzily scaled the basaltic heights, giving here and there, on little shelves and crannies, a foothold for a vivid vegetation. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas But even more remarkable than the above are the vast basaltic sheets which stretch away for a distance of 30 miles by Privas almost to the banks of the Rh�ne, opposite Montlimart. Volcanoes: Past and Present Stool with perforated base, carved from gray basaltic rock—⅓. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 Simultaneously they lost some of their previous basaltic characteristics, running into more convex outlines, which receded from the river. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 Grand basaltic headlands tower along the coast, while inland are lofty mountains, broad lakes, untrodden jungles, and wide-spreading plains covered with rich and luxuriant vegetation. Harper's Young People, March 2, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly 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 This is the largest and newest of the Auckland volcanoes, and appears to have been built up by successive outpourings of basaltic lava from the central orifice, after the general elevation of the island. Volcanoes: Past and Present Fragmentary human figure in gray basaltic rock 25 9. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 How are two miles of quicksand and two of basaltic rock to be gone through? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 Some resembled huge basaltic cliffs resting on each other; many, castles in ruins, with detached towers and fortalices, guarding their approach from a distance. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. 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 Mount Wellington itself has three craters, and from these large streams of basaltic lava have issued forth in a westerly direction, while a branch entered and partially filled the old tuff-crater to the northwards. Volcanoes: Past and Present The huge basaltic crystals of the Devil's Postpile were a product of this volcanic outpouring; they formed deep within the hot masses which poured over the region for miles around. The Book of the National Parks Another characteristic of this group of rocks is the perfection with which many of them show prismatic or columnar jointing, a structure often called "basaltic jointing." Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Its northern shores are bordered by the beautiful basaltic cones of the Bakony mountains, the volcanic soil of which produces grapes yielding excellent wine; the southern consist partly of a marshy plain, partly of downs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" The deposits which at present constitute the principal source of domestic borax are not the playa deposits just described, but are masses of colemanite in Tertiary clays and limestones with interbedded basaltic flows. The Economic Aspect of Geology From the sea it rises an immense precipice, formed of a multitude of enormous basaltic columns, at the highest point more than five hundred feet above the water. Stories and Legends of Travel and History, for Children When near enough to enable one to distinguish the upright flutings formed by its closely joined pentagonal basaltic prisms, the illusion vanishes. The Book of the National Parks The minerals of basaltic rocks have a fairly uniform character throughout the whole group. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" It has been observed that the inhabitants of basaltic localities are more generally natural clairvoyants than others. Second Sight A study of Natural and Induced Clairvoyance On the south many stone dwellings have been built of the basaltic and cinder-like rocks. Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891 On removing the screen of the latter, the field of view was covered throughout its entire area with a beautifully distinct and even vivid representation of basaltic rock. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy What more enjoyable day's outing, for instance, than the exploration of the splendid pile of pentagonal basaltic columns suspended half-way in the rim at one point of picturesque beauty? The Book of the National Parks In the Deccan in India great basaltic lava fields are known; and Etna and Vesuvius emit basaltic rocks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" They are usually of a chocolate or rich red colour, are of great depth, in parts more or less covered with basaltic boulders, in others entirely free from stones. Fruits of Queensland All about were the white peaks and the basaltic rocks, towering above ravines where ice flowed, or falling away to bright green pastures where reindeer trod. The Iron Pirate A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea From G�ttingen he visited the Rhine, for the purpose of studying geology, and in particular the basaltic formations of the Seven Mountains. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History In California many of the needle rocks are of volcanic origin; others again are basaltic columns. 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. In the country of Weijoride they began to climb the mountains, and soon entered a charming valley stretching to the south-southwest, and enclosed by high steep rocks, basaltic, like those of Matarai. A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 Sandy loams are, therefore, our best pineapple soils, though it does well on free loams of basaltic or alluvial origin. Fruits of Queensland Next morning, we were sailing in a narrow strait, between perpendicular cliffs, fluted like basaltic pillars. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland Kusaie is about thirty-five miles in circumference and of basaltic formation, and from the coast to the lofty summit of Mount Buache, 2,200 feet high, is clothed with the richest verdure imaginable. Concerning "Bully" Hayes From "The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories" - 1902 In addition to these, the basaltic rocks are found to contain appreciable quantities of phosphoric acid, so that they are in a condition to yield to the plant almost all its necessary constituents. Elements of Agricultural Chemistry The evidences of volcanic action are48 everywhere apparent,—in the huge masses and curious columns of basaltic and trap-rock, the lava-beds through which the rivers have found their way, and the powdery alkaline soil. Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California Of such soils, the first to be considered are those of basaltic origin. Fruits of Queensland Tall basaltic cliffs rose up on either hand, while the foaming rollers, as they came in, appeared ready to engulf the two boats. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. A specimen from Awatobi is decorated with a bow and an arrow scratched on one side, and one of dark basaltic rock evidently came from a distance. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 Of the former two varieties, basaltic and common have been distinguished, and their composition is given below:— Hornblende. Elements of Agricultural Chemistry We saw, in the vicinity of the Pelouse River, some remarkable basaltic rocks, that looked like buildings with columns and turrets and62 bastions. Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California These basaltic soils are usually rich, and are covered in their virgin condition with what is termed scrub—a dense mass of vegetation closely resembling an Indian jungle. Fruits of Queensland From it proceed numerous branches or arms, composed of basaltic currents congealed into columnar masses in the early days of the world. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 Around the basin, and on both sides of the waterfall, were several curious columns of basalt, and irregular picturesque piles of basaltic rock. The Island Home It stands on a pinnacle of basaltic rock, which here projects so as actually to overhang its foundations. Rollo on the Rhine The cliffs and jagged pinnacles of basaltic rock around it were several hundred feet high. Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California Some basaltic soils are occasionally covered with forest in the place of scrub, or a mixture, part scrub and part forest. Fruits of Queensland In some places, these gray basaltic walls come circling round, and constitute an immense natural theatre, sombre and grand as the forest itself. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 This sepulchre is cut in black basaltic rock, and has some broken sarcophagi remaining inside. Byeways in Palestine Now shrink, like my weak will: a sterner power Empurpleth yonder hills beneath thee piled, Hills, where C�sarian sovereignty was won On high basaltic levels blood-defiled, The Druid moonlight quenched beneath the Roman sun. Ionica There is a round, black basaltic mountain which they call the Hamoumi mountain. Southern Arabia The olive does best with us in loamy soils of fair depth and basaltic origin, that are moderately rich in lime and potash, and have a fair drainage. Fruits of Queensland The formation of the rocks is in general basaltic, but white, black, and green marble, red porphyry, jasper, red and grey granite, abound east of the Buonaventura. Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet At this place the breadth of the sheet of water measured nearly 350 feet, and beyond the dazzling centre could be seen an enormous basaltic wall, blocking up any issue on that side. The Secret of the Island Its face was almost perpendicular, with the exception of a few stairs or platforms in the basaltic strata, and from these hung out stunted palms, cedars, and dark, shapeless masses of cacti and agave. The Rifle Rangers Ali Hamid's son took us the next day on fast-trotting camels to visit some graffiti on basaltic rocks about eight miles distant. Southern Arabia Another sun rises over the Llano Estacado, his beams gilding with ruddy glow the brown basaltic cliffs that enclose the valley of the Arroyo de Alamo. The Lone Ranche Again, the great pyramidal structures of Teotihuacan and surrounding ruins of the Toltec civilisation, had little for their composition but lavas of basaltic nature, which did not possess a character adaptable for exact stone-shaping. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development Whereupon he was commanded to strike the basaltic rock with his sword. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 After seventy days' sail he is landed on the small basaltic island of St. Helena in the southern Atlantic, where he is doomed to pass the last six years of his eventful life. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People After a quarter of a mile he stopped in the bottom of a deep basaltic gulch. 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 The rock here is basaltic, and the production of volcanic action. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland The 'Boat Cave' is smaller than that of Fingal, but the basaltic formation is even more regular: this cavern runs for one hundred and fifty feet, and is about twelve feet broad. Chatterbox, 1905. It is little more than a concretion of compact basaltic rock, with slight traces of art. Zuñi Fetiches Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-1881, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 3-45 They were harnessed to a basaltic car by a single rein of flame. The Infernal Marriage It is a common product of alteration in igneous rocks, and frequently occurs as well-developed crystals in association with zeolites lining the amygdaloidal cavities of basaltic and other rocks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" This is an ancient city, and here you see towers and ruins standing amidst a wide amphitheatre of basaltic mountains. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland In his previous works he had advocated the aqueous origin of basaltic and other formations. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Papallacta is a village of thirty dwellings, situated in a deep valley on the north slope of Antisana, nearly surrounded by an amphitheatre of sandstone and basaltic precipices. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America It stretches its humble tenements along the end of a little fjord, surrounded by a basaltic wall of the most singular character. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth Large, heavy basaltic hammer and axe with groove around the body near the hammer end; about seven inches long. Illustrated Catalogue Of The Collections Obtained From The Indians Of New Mexico And Arizona In 1879 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 307-428 Then they would suddenly change into every variety of color, and reveal the existence of massive columns of basaltic rock supporting the arch. The Von Toodleburgs Or, The History of a Very Distinguished Family The aspect of the Puy de D�me, with its cone of trachyte and its strata of basaltic lava, induced him to abandon as untenable the doctrines of Werner on the formation of these rocks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" 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 Through the newly formed openings, escaped the marvelous mass of basaltic stones with which the plain we were now crossing was covered. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth An almost square axe of basaltic rock, grooved on the sides, flat on top. Illustrated Catalogue Of The Collections Obtained From The Indians Of New Mexico And Arizona In 1879 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 307-428 And now we must return to the fugitives, whom we left concealed in a basaltic cavern on the rocky coast of Skye. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Between the loess and the mould there was a layer from 3 to 6 inches in thickness, consisting of “cores, implements, flakes, and chips, all manufactured from hard basaltic rock.” A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. It is the termination of the mighty mountain-chain of the Andes, and is formed of a mass of colossal basaltic rocks, thrown together in wild disorder, as by a Titan’s hand. The Story of Ida Pfeiffer and Her Travels in Many Lands I had often heard of the Giant's Causeway in Ireland, and of Fingal's Cave in one of the Hebrides, but the grand spectacle of a real basaltic formation had never yet come before my eyes. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth Much larger than the last, basaltic; groove quite deep and smooth, hammer end circular, large, and blunt. Illustrated Catalogue Of The Collections Obtained From The Indians Of New Mexico And Arizona In 1879 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 307-428 In the base of the basaltic cliffs of which we have spoken many caverns had been excavated by the winter surges of the sea. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The schists can be definitely called volcanic in many cases, from macroscopic characters, such as the component minerals and basaltic arrangement. History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia A kind of basaltic grotto shelters the divine group placed on the bank of a spring which shows the stones of its bed through its limpid waters. Great Pictures, As Seen and Described by Famous Writers Leaving the presbytery, the Professor took a road through an opening in the basaltic rock, which led far away from the sea. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth Flat basaltic boulder, grooved near the center, straight on the back, and tapering above and below the groove. Illustrated Catalogue Of The Collections Obtained From The Indians Of New Mexico And Arizona In 1879 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 307-428 In the night, the augmented host now pressed onward, with increased impatience, over a plain strewn with basaltic drift. The Days of Mohammed The room is small, but contains beautifully fluted walls, resembling basaltic columns; and natural marks of erosion that resemble hieroglyphic inscriptions. Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills The houses are built of sun-dried bricks and black basaltic rock, and the streets are beautifully paved with small square blocks of the same rock, giving it a neat and clean appearance. The Women of the Arabs The cliff’s base was deep in flags and bracken, then the rocks began climbing to the foot of the perpendicular basaltic crag. The Disentanglers Small basaltic hammer and axe with groove near the large end. Illustrated Catalogue Of The Collections Obtained From The Indians Of New Mexico And Arizona In 1879 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 307-428 These branches equal in size all the rocks and hills that stand like islands, so that we are justified in assuming the area as at least 100,000 square miles of this basaltic sea. 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 In Bundelkund and other parts of Central and Southern India, the basaltic plateaux are sometimes found deposing immediately upon beds of granite. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II And now the way was one of ascent toward the pass through the Vindhya mountains; a red gravelly undulating formation had given place to basaltic rocks. Caste For some time it had been cloudy and unquiet, but among these great basaltic pillars and into their black measureless caves it flung itself with the rush and roar of a ten-knot tide gone mad. The Measure of a Man Large basaltic stone considerably chipped off from pounding hard substances, grooved near the center, both ends quite blunt; probably used as a pounding stone. Illustrated Catalogue Of The Collections Obtained From The Indians Of New Mexico And Arizona In 1879 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 307-428 On the heads of the Gregory River the country was of a basaltic character; and on the Flinders there was abundance of quartz and ironbark country. Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills I have never myself seen any other deposit than this iron clay or laterite above the basaltic plateaux. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II For hours the road lay over hard basaltic rocks and white limestone; then again it was a sea of white sand they traversed with its blinding eye-stinging glare. Caste Except in Trachonitis and southern Ituraea, where the basaltic rock everywhere crops out, the soil is rich and productive, the country in places wooded with fine trees, and the herbage luxuriant. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4. (of 7): Babylon The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. I never saw a snake in this great basaltic district although there were plenty in the sandstone. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 The ranges on the southern side of the valley are not so good as the ranges on the northern side, the former are more sandy and are not so well covered with rich basaltic soil. Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills Towards noon however the weather cleared a little, and in a fine interval I mounted a high range of basaltic hills which lay about a mile and a half to the westward. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 These basaltic pillars are for the most part pentagonal, whose five sides are closely united, not in one conglomerate mass, but, articulated so aptly that to be traced the ball and socket must be disjointed. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 74, December, 1863 Pearly bright the water ascended from the rent basaltic bottom, and rippled in a small thread-like rill through whispering rushes, across meadows and fields, until it reached the village. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 As might be expected, I found regular basaltic crystals in this valley, and also a variety of quartz ore, and other crystals, in the veins traversing the basalt. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 If this had been a good season a fine place for the horses would have been up this gully, as the soil is good with right kind of grasses and surrounded by basaltic cliffs. Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills When to this I add that it was composed of basaltic rocks and received the deposit of such an extent of elevated basaltic land I need scarcely add that it was highly fertile. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 This basaltic detritus forms what is called the black cotton soil by the English, for what reason I know not. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official Several mountains in the great island of Chiloé, which gives name to the archipelago, are composed of basaltic columns, which have been certainly produced by volcanic fire, whatever may be alleged to the contrary. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 05 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time The progress to the interior from the port of Tajura, led them over immense ranges of basaltic cliffs, where the heat of the sun was felt with an intensity scarcely conceivable by European feelings. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 341, March, 1844 All basaltic country he had seen previously in other parts of Australia was exceedingly well grassed. Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills This morning we resumed our journey, crossing a succession of basaltic valleys. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 The basaltic cappings of the hills certainly cannot have 'formed part of continued flat beds of great lakes'. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official On Henley and Castle Islands, at the mouth of Chateau Bay, are basaltic table-lands about half a mile across, perfectly flat on top and about two hundred feet high. Bowdoin Boys in Labrador An Account of the Bowdoin College Scientific Expedition to Labrador led by Prof. Leslie A. Lee of the Biological Department They grow so thickly one behind another, that we might compare them to the pipes of a great organ, or the pillars of a Gothic church, or the basaltic columns of the Giant's Causeway. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series At 8 made three-quarters of a mile west to a basaltic hill on left bank. Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills On passing the ridge of hills which bounded this valley to the south we entered on a sandstone district, although the hills to the westward were still basaltic. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 The writers of the manual do not notice the basaltic cap of the fort hill described by the author, and at p. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official I counted eighty from the basaltic table-land at one time, and the professor saw even more at once. Bowdoin Boys in Labrador An Account of the Bowdoin College Scientific Expedition to Labrador led by Prof. Leslie A. Lee of the Biological Department It was limited to a small space, and was not heard in a basaltic district at the distance of a few miles. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 At the lower end of a gap in the basaltic wall, on the left side, there is a round-topped hill, just above the junction of the creek. Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills That we could not get off this terrace was the more provoking from seeing, immediately on the other side of the stream, one of those wide open basaltic valleys which I have so often mentioned. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 But the author's observations seem sufficiently precise to warrant the conclusion that he was right in believing the basaltic cap of the Gwālior hill to be an outlying fragment of the vast Deccan trap sheet. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official Our course now lay due north, away from the lake, across trackless fields covered with round basaltic stones. Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885 Wherever it has been possible to trace basaltic eruptions, they have generally been found to terminate in slender threads. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 Further than that Fisherman would not follow this track in the dark, as it went over a basaltic rocky range. Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills Some basaltic appearances in one of the districts into which the island is divided, and several precipices among the mountains, evidently produced by sudden violence, indicate the volcanic origin of this highly favoured country. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13 Neither writer refers to the basaltic cap of Gwālior fort hill. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official Finally Porter attained the fort that had stopped him during the first fight, and found it a magnificent piece of construction, of great basaltic slabs, impregnable from the beach side. White Shadows in the South Seas When basaltic islands and trachytic rocks rise on fissures, friction of the elevated rock against the walls of the fissures causes the elevated rock to be inclosed by conglomerates composed of its own matter. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 These columns, with the bottle-trees in the foreground and the open flats and basaltic hills in the distance, had a picturesque appearance. Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills After several moments of superhuman effort we found ourselves at last out of danger, on a kind of basaltic terrace, elevated some fifty meters above the channel of the stream we had just left. Atlantida The flat-topped hills have been carved out of the basaltic surface by the agencies which wore away the massive sheet of lava. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official These are stairways cut in the basaltic wall of the cliffs, and against them the waves pound continuously. White Shadows in the South Seas Conversion of dolomite and granite into argillaceous schist, by contact with basaltic and doleritic rocks. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 At 1.45 made a mile south-west to a small basaltic hill, opposite what appeared the junction of a larger river from the west-south-west. Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills The most conspicuous of these basaltic beds forms the summit of the hill which is called Salisbury Craig. Theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 4) They had been only recently uncovered by the washing away of a part of the basaltic plateau. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official The basaltic débris, in which ice had been found in the summer, covers here a space of 5 fathoms long by 3 or 4 broad, immediately at the foot of a steep basaltic precipice. Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland The coal heap, under a window fifteen feet away, loomed up like a rugged crag of basaltic rock. Romance of California Life A wilderness of weird, fantastic shapes, Of precipice and stern declivity; Of dizzy heights, and towering minarets; Colossal columns and basaltic spires Which pointing heavenward, appeared to wave In benediction o'er the depths beneath. Mountain idylls, and Other Poems The road which they were taking followed at the foot of the embankment which girt the island, and it led them at last to a stretch of arbourescent heath, piled with black basaltic rocks. Romance Island These palm-trees had grown upon a calcareous deposit formed from springs rising out of the basaltic range of hills to the south. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official The sun burned so directly on to the débris, that the basaltic blocks were in some cases too hot to be touched by the naked hand. Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland In half an hour we reach the basaltic Isles of the Cyclops, and the Castle of Acis, whom the peasants hereabouts tell you was their king, when Sicily was under the Saracenic yoke. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 345, July, 1844 Their greatest discovery undoubtedly consisted in a great archipelago, which they named after Bonaparte: the islands that composed it were in general small; some volcanic or basaltic; others sandy. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson The formation of the rocks is in general basaltic, but white, black, and green marble, red porphyry, jaspar, red and grey granite, abound east of the Buonaventura. Monsieur Violet I think, however, that I am right in considering the basaltic cappings of these ranges and isolated hills to have once formed part of continued flat beds of great lakes. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official Here the mountain slopes away very steeply to the south, and the slope is thickly strewn with basaltic débris. Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland At last they reached vast black basaltic masses and lava fields, proof of former subterranean fires which seemingly had forever dried out the life of the earth's surface. The Covered Wagon Stretching to the clouds are black basaltic battlements, and above rear white-terraced palaces as swans that strain their throats to the sky. Promenades of an Impressionist As we re-enter the trail, Watson's Peak, 8500 feet high, with its basaltic crown, looms before us. The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter Where rocks of basaltic lava stood out from the heaps of crumbling ashes, after the grass had ceased, lichens—the occupants of the highest zone—were still to be seen. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern As in other cases that have been noticed in basaltic débris, the snow which falls upon the surface here is speedily melted. Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland The second, again, are the whinstone or basaltic hills scattered up and down the low country, and evidently posterior to the strata of that country, which they break, elevate, and displace. Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) Some of the neighbouring cliffs, for several yards, were formed into basaltic columns. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 2 We saw several grottoes and caverns of broken stone resembling lava, basaltic columns, etc. A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy As far as we could see, the substance of the hill seemed to be of basaltic lava, which was mostly covered with the lapilli which I have spoken of before as ashes and volcanic sand. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern Stirling is seated on the river Forth, upon a precipitous basaltic rock, about one hundred feet from the level of the plain. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 581, December 15, 1832 They met with little of interest, excepting that, at about three miles from the mouth, they observed some fine basaltic pillars: they also shot a few snipes, and saw the tracks of many deer. A Voyage Round the World, Volume I Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832 The figure of the shore, between what is now called Cape Basaltes and Cape Pillar, exhibited one of those great works of nature which seldom fall to excite surprise: it was all basaltic. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 2 A small basaltic figure was purchased with the MSS., and it is supposed found with them. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 362, March 21, 1829 The basaltic pillars rest upon an undisturbed layer of basaltic conglomerate five feet thick, and that upon a bed of clay. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern Two singularly isolated basaltic rocks, of some elevation, partially bare, but at parts covered by shrubs, rise from about the centre of the valley. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 537, March 10, 1832 Far to the leeward, faintly drawn against A dim perspective of perpetual storms, A frowning line of black basaltic cliffs Baffles the savage onset of the surf. The Poets and Poetry of Cecil County, Maryland Giant's Causeway, a remarkable headland of columnar basaltic rock in North Ireland, projecting into the North Channel from the Antrim coast at Bengore Head, 7 m. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Over blood-colored stretches swept by the volcano-breath of the desert, through acacia barrens and across basaltic ridges the two lonely figures struggled on and on. The Flying Legion The tops of the hills are often crowned with basaltic columns, and a soft porous amygdaloid abounds on the outskirts of the Mexican valley. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern The isolated basaltic rocks in the centre of the valley may give rise to some curious speculations on the origin of this island. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 537, March 10, 1832 The peculiarity in the formation of this neighbourhood consists in some basaltic columns on the coast close to Point Casuarina. 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 Bass Rock, a steep basaltic rock at the mouth of the Firth of Forth, 350 ft. high, tenanted by solan geese; once used as a prison, specially in Covenanting times. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Two white spires and a tower are in bold relief against the precipitous basaltic cliff, at whose foot the village seems to nestle. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 66, April, 1863 There is a sort of basin, enclosed on three sides by a perpendicular wall of basaltic columns, some eighty feet high. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern It has long been decided that basaltic rocks are of igneous origin, in opposition to the theory of Werner—that they were deposited by the ocean on the summits of elevated mountains. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 537, March 10, 1832 Of basaltic formation; whilst the rocks that prevail to the eastward are of primary character. 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 In this he found a group of green lights burning upon a kind of basaltic altar, and a bell-rope from a belfry overhead hanging down into the centre of the place. The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories Twenty-one years later, in April, 1898, he was camped on the same lake, but on the north shore, at the foot of a basaltic cliff. Through the Brazilian Wilderness Opposite Cape Trafalgar is Cape Spartel, a bold promontory, on the west side of which is a range of basaltic pillars. A Ramble of Six Thousand Miles through the United States of America Standing on an almost perpendicular mass of basaltic rock, overlooking the sea at a height of 150 feet, is Bamborough Castle. What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association There is the Giant's Causeway, too,—not in our own collection, but which our friend Mr. Waterston has transplanted with all its basaltic columns to his Museum of Art in Chester Square. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861 Along on our right in passing up the valley was a vast natural pile of basaltic rock, perpendicular, a part of which had been overthrown, showing transverse seams in the rock. The Discovery of Yellowstone Park Ida was not slow to grasp the importance of such a commanding site as this isolated mass of basaltic crag, and the rude stronghold which crowned it. Northumberland Yesterday and To-day The billows of the great organ roared among the clustered columns, as the sea breaks amidst the basaltic pillars which crowd the great cavern of the Hebrides. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861 In the valleys which we passed through, there was a large quantity of basaltic rock and most beautifully crystallized quartz. A Woman's Journey Round the World The basaltic rocks underlying the stratified attain occasionally the density 3.1, and perhaps a little higher. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 The upper formation, from which the rock takes its name, consists of basaltic columns about thirty feet high, closely touching each other, the columns being from three to five feet in diameter. The Discovery of Yellowstone Park Close to Stapel Island are the three high basaltic pillars, of rock called the Pinnacles. Northumberland Yesterday and To-day For the next twenty-eight miles the river-course was encumbered with these basaltic masses. The Voyage of the Beagle First, the mountain's nature is All under-hollow, propped about, about With caverns of basaltic piers. On the Nature of Things These are often supported by basaltic columns several hundred feet in height. Tracks of a Rolling Stone Directly across our route lies a basaltic ridge, rising not less than 5,000 feet above us, the walls apparently vertical, with no visible pass nor even cañon. The Discovery of Yellowstone Park Being so near the Giant's Causeway, I took the opportunity, on my way homewards, of visiting that object of high geologic interest, together with the magnificent basaltic promontory of Fairhead. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography Among the basaltic cliffs I found some plants which I had seen nowhere else, but others I recognised as being wanderers from Tierra del Fuego. The Voyage of the Beagle How ancient appear the crumbling basaltic monuments along its banks, and the gray plains to the east of the Cascades! Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon For some miles the great river, the Columbia, runs through the Cascade Mountains, and is confined, as heretofore, in a channel of basaltic rock. Tracks of a Rolling Stone On the one side a great crag towered up a thousand feet or more, black, stern, and menacing, with long basaltic columns upon its rugged surface like the ribs of some petrified monster. A Study in Scarlet This basaltic cliff now fronts the Atlantic, and resists its waves like a rock of iron. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography The valley in this upper part expanded into a wide basin, bounded on the north and south by the basaltic platforms, and fronted by the long range of the snow-clad Cordillera. The Voyage of the Beagle The country generally is of sandstone or granite formation, with occasional trachyte and basaltic ranges. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 There was a pale-green foreground of feathery vegetation, which sloped upwards and ended in a line of cliffs dark red in color, and curiously ribbed like some basaltic formations which I have seen. The Lost World On the summits, and for two hundred feet below, bare basaltic rock indicated that at this elevation they had never sustained any growth, save a few straggling bushes. The Long Labrador Trail He had discovered them in the Island of Mull, in a bed of clay shale, under a volcanic basaltic cliff over eighty feet high, facing the Atlantic Ocean. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography At the first glance of the basaltic cliffs on the opposite sides of the valley, it was evident that the strata once were united. The Voyage of the Beagle It is, in fact, one great mass of basaltic columns, bearing on their heads another huge mass of black stone, here and there covered with green turf. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 2 Great Britain and Ireland, Part 2 These cliffs, I may remark, are basaltic, and therefore plutonic. The Lost World Before noon we passed Henley Harbor and the Devil’s Dining Table—a basaltic rock formation—and a little later reached Château Bay and had dinner in a native house. The Long Labrador Trail Late in the afternoon we landed against a formation of basaltic blocks cut as squarely up and down as a dock, and dropping off into as deep water. The Forest The centre of the island consists of a great platform, surrounded by old broken basaltic mountains, with their strata dipping seawards. The Voyage of the Beagle We were taken in the boats on shore at the northeast point, and landed amid a wilderness of basaltic columns thrown into almost all forms and directions. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 2 Great Britain and Ireland, Part 2 The material is basaltic stone. 11th.—C—-n has just returned from seeing the general archives, which are all in confusion and going to ruin. Life in Mexico The gray basaltic rocks at their base shut in the tortuous river bed, and we knew now why the Koroksoak was called the “River of the Great Gulch.” The Long Labrador Trail Nor is there any such necessity for it, if what Professor Ehrenberg says be true in regard to the basaltic rocks thrown up by volcanic action in the Island of St. Paul. Life: Its True Genesis A broken field of black basaltic lava, thrown into the most rugged waves, and crossed by great fissures, is everywhere covered by stunted, sun-burnt brushwood, which shows little signs of life. The Voyage of the Beagle It is cut up by gullies of basaltic rock, escarpments of which appear everywhere in the hills. 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 In this place, the sheet of water measured some 300 feet across, and an enormous basaltic wall, closing all that side, was visible beyond the luminous centre. The Mysterious Island At eighteen miles struck the head of a small creek flowing nearly on my course; followed it down in search of water, now through a basaltic country. Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart Standing upon the pinnacle upon which is planted the marvellous Romanesque cathedral of Le Puy, and looking north, is seen in the distance the basaltic mass of Polignac crowned by a lofty donjon. Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe Near the mouth, there are some extensive basaltic platforms; but higher up the land becomes mountainous, and is covered by a light wood. The Voyage of the Beagle The whole volume of the river at this place passed between the walls of a chasm, which has the appearance of having been rent through the basaltic strata which form the valley-rock of the region. 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 We continued, for about half an hour from Om Keis, upon the high plain, and then descended the mountains, the western declivity of which is entirely basaltic. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land Started at five minutes to eight o'clock, crossing the Katherine, and proceeded on a north-west course over a basaltic country, splendidly grassed. Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart It is formed of basaltic rock, encircled with precipices, and is accessible only at a single spot. Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe The study of basaltic pillars at once begins: Loo Fort is partly built upon them. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I At the verge of this plain, they frequently commence in vertical precipices of basaltic rock, and which leave only casual places at which they can be entered by horses. 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 chain of granite mountains continued to our right, parallel with the road, which was overspread with silex, and farther on we met with a kind of basaltic tufa, forming low hills covered with sand. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land The basaltic country has now suddenly changed to slate, limestone, sandstone, and a hard white stone. Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart By a difficult trail we make our way down the basaltic ledge, through which innumerable streams here gather into a little river running in a deep canyon. Canyons of the Colorado Head, profile, and shoulders are well defined; the hands rest upon the knees, and the plaited folds of the dress are well expressed by the basaltic columns of the central upheaval. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I One main tributary, a creek called Fletcher's Creek, takes its rise in a labyrinth of basaltic rocks, that for years defied the efforts of the whites to penetrate. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 The eastern jamb is formed by Tírán Island; the western by the sandy Ras Nasráni, whose glaring tawny slope is dotted with dark basaltic cones, detached and disposed like great ninepins. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 As we rounded the point the wonderful basaltic formation came into sight. Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2 Some are paps grouped in pairs, like basaltic hills; others resemble towers, fortified castles, and ruined buildings. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 It contrasts sharply with the grey basaltic shingle that faces the capital and forms the ship-building yard. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I Some find their way between basaltic columns, and after feeding the flow of some large river for many miles, die suddenly, leaving the lower part of the watercourse a barren, sandy channel. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 This is, the comparatively common phenomenon of basaltic columns and 'Giant's Causeways.' Is Mars habitable? A critical examination of Professor Percival Lowell's book "Mars and its canals," with an alternative explanation Here he experienced many hindrances arising from the rough basaltic nature of the country that borders the northern head-waters of that river. The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work It is about two hundred feet wide, and carpeted with the richest green sward, while the sides, composed of dark, columnar, basaltic rocks, rise to the height of a thousand feet. The Young Trail Hunters Or, the Wild Riders of the Plains. The Veritable Adventures of Hal Hyde and Ned Brown, on Their Journey Across the Great Plains of the South-West In the interior green, blue, and yellow glass tempers the austerity of the whitewashed walls and the gloom of the grey basaltic columns, bindings, and ceiling-ribbings. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I Here he experienced much difficulty from the rough basaltic nature of the country which borders the upper reaches of this river. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 The basaltic formations in the volcanic lands of Sicily and Italy are famous for their richness, and Oregon holds out the same promise for agriculture. Oregon, Washington and Alaska; Sights and Scenes for the Tourist Vast basaltic masses were oftentimes extruded into the astonished air from the very heart and core of the world. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859 The hill at the bend of the creek proved to be basaltic, with a stratum of ironstone conglomerate resting on it. Journals of Australian Explorations The cañon I have already described and will only add that it is five-eighths of a mile long, about 100 feet wide, with perpendicular banks of basaltic rock from 60 to 100 feet high. Klondyke Nuggets A Brief Description of the Great Gold Regions in the Northwest We passed Cape St. Vincent, which is of basaltic formation, at the distance of more than eighty leagues. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 The lava formation runs from Portland to Spokane Falls, as far north as Tacoma, and south as far as Snake river—all basaltic formation overlaid with an incomparably rich soil. Oregon, Washington and Alaska; Sights and Scenes for the Tourist The organ-pipes were basaltic** in character but, to my great joy, I found the beacons were of sedimentary rock. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 At 9.30 crossed a basaltic ridge and entered a large valley trending to the north and east; at 10.10 ascended a rocky hill about 150 feet high, and got bearings of the ranges, etc. Journals of Australian Explorations They are confined by low basaltic banks, which, at the foot, suddenly close in and make the channel about 30 yards wide. Klondyke Nuggets A Brief Description of the Great Gold Regions in the Northwest The phenomenon of a basaltic rock containing masses of indurated marl split into small columns, is also found in the Mittelgebirge, in Bohemia. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 It flows furiously for a hundred miles and more westward, and when it reaches the outlying ridges of the Cascade chain it finds an immense low surface paved with enormous sheets of basaltic rock. Oregon, Washington and Alaska; Sights and Scenes for the Tourist At Rose Island, close by, there are some fine basaltic columns, eighty feet high, weathered out into deep caverns along their base. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 At 2.0 p.m. camped at the end of a low basaltic ridge, which approached the bank of the river from the south. Journals of Australian Explorations You will observe what a singular appearance it presents, with its rows of basaltic columns piled one above another. Wonders of Creation This peculiar form, and the symmetrical arrangement of a few cones which surround the Brigantine, made me at first think that this group, which is wholly calcareous, contained rocks of basaltic or trappean formation. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 According to Major Dutton, in the hydraulic mines of California, the escaping water has been known to cut a chasm from twelve to twenty feet deep in hard basaltic rock, in a single year. Time and Change You do not see the basaltic columns now; but that is because you see wrongly. The Recreations of a Country Parson Following the winding of the stream till 10.35 a.m., crossed it at a ledge of basaltic rocks, when it formed a fine rapid with vertical fall of eight to ten feet. Journals of Australian Explorations The latter, which, around its whole sea-girt outline, presents ranges of basaltic columns, some of them disposed in curious fantastic groups, most nearly resembles the Sicilian pair. Wonders of Creation This last, which is so common in the basaltic lavas of the island of Ischia, does not begin to appear at Teneriffe, till we approach the volcano. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 The rocks composing Mount Harris are apparently basaltic, the whole seeming to have been shot up in points. the angles of which are complete. Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales One floe of bay-ice had black earth upon it, apparently basaltic in origin, and there was a large berg with a broad band of yellowish brown right through it. South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition Leaving this hill at 8.0, followed a dry rocky creek to the east and north-east, through basaltic plains with sandstone hills and ridges, till 10.30, and halted during the heat of the day. Journals of Australian Explorations In the Island of Iceland, also, there are some remarkable ranges of basaltic columns. Wonders of Creation We drew very near the Infierno the second time, and remarked the large crevices, through which the gaseous fluids probably issued, when this basaltic mass was raised. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Many of the rocks were pointed and basaltic, but the general species was a coarse sandstone. Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales That is to say, the basaltic and red trap-rocks burst through the great cracks made, at that time, in the surface of the disturbed earth. Ragnarok : the Age of Fire and Gravel The hills were basaltic, but the creeks having cut through the rocks and excavated the sandstone, the valleys were not of such a fertile character as the plains and ridges. Journals of Australian Explorations This canon is nothing more nor less than a rift in a great basaltic barrier which lies athwart the river's course, the entrance to it being much like the door in a wall. The Winds of Chance We went to herborize in the evening in the direction of the fort of Passo Alto, along the basaltic rocks that close the promontory of Naga. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 The rocks were of a very hard whinstone, the stratum nearly perpendicular, or rather standing up in regular basaltic figures, similar to those on Loadstone Hill. Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales In approaching the Clarke, we came to a low basaltic range, which bounded its fine broad openly timbered valley to the northward. 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 The basaltic hills appeared to turn to the south-east, and we now entered the sandstone country. Journals of Australian Explorations He remarked that they bounded up the bold cliffs near him with astonishing strength and activity; in some places there were basaltic columns, resting on granite, 200 and 300 feet high. Expedition into Central Australia Two kinds of sand cover the shore; one is black and basaltic, the other white and quartzose. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 North and east of the Great Basin is the Columbia River Basin characterized by basaltic rolling plains and broken mountain country. Dry-Farming : a System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low Rainfall A profusion of Calcedony, and fine specimens of Agate, were observed in many places, along the basaltic ridges. 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 Steered east over an undulating grassy country of basaltic formation with occasional sandstone ridges; the soil was generally good, but very stony. Journals of Australian Explorations The town, consisting of about one hundred houses, is built at the base and on the sides of a basaltic mass, which rises abruptly from the hard clayey plain. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 This opinion on the origin of the basaltic mass of the Infierno is confirmed by a phenomenon, which was observed about the middle of the last century in these same latitudes. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 The houses are, for the East, well built, flat-roofed and double-storied; the materials generally used are a basaltic scoria, burnt brick, and palm wood. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 These pools were generally lined with patches of a narrow-leaved tea tree; and were full of basaltic pebbles. 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 We then entered a basaltic plain, richly grassed and less stony than usual. Journals of Australian Explorations At one P.M we passed a basaltic ridge; and then, entering a long depressed line of country, a kind of valley, paced down it five tedious hours. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 We continued to ascend, till we came to the rock of La Gayta and to Portillo: traversing this narrow pass between two basaltic hills, we entered the great plain of Spartium. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 The banks of the river which border the basaltic plain are very high and steep on both sides. Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine from Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland I examined the basaltic rock on several spots, and found that it contained numerous crystals of Peridot. 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 We then ascended to a basaltic plain, and altered the course to south-east; at 8.0 the country gradually declined to the east, and sandstone was the prevailing rock, but grass was abundant. Journals of Australian Explorations For the first twenty-five miles the land is literally covered with black basaltic rocks, as is also part of the remaining distance. My Three Days in Gilead In herborizing near La Paz we found a great quantity of Lichen roccella on the basaltic rocks bathed by the waters of the sea. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Beyond this they emerged on to a basaltic plain, timbered with box and bloodwood, and so stony as to render the walking very severe for the horses. Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine from Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland This plain is basaltic, but, in the valley of the creek, sandstone crops out below it. 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 The general character of this part of the country is good and well suited for stock, though not equal to the basaltic country to the eastward on the Victoria. Journals of Australian Explorations The trail to the water leads down under a basaltic cliff perhaps thirty or forty feet high, as I remember the spot, which I visited about six years later. The Romance of the Colorado River The Story of its Discovery in 1840, with an Account of the Later Explorations, and with Special Reference to the Voyages of Powell through the Line of the Great Canyons In the plain of Retama, the basaltic lavas disappear under heaps of ashes, and pumice-stone reduced to powder. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Here the basaltic wall was over 80 feet in height, hemming them in from the west; on some parts during the day it closed in on both sides. Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine from Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland |
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