Petrifactions and Their Teachings: Or,. A Hand-book to the Gallery of Organic Remains of the British MuseumHenry G. Bohn, 1851 - 496 pages |
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Page viii
... has been composed during the brief and uncertain intervals of arduous professional duties . 19 , CHESTER SQUARE , Oct. 11 , 1851 . G. A. M. DESCRIPTION OF THE FRONTISPIECE . ( Extracted from Mr. Gould's. viii TO THE READER .
... has been composed during the brief and uncertain intervals of arduous professional duties . 19 , CHESTER SQUARE , Oct. 11 , 1851 . G. A. M. DESCRIPTION OF THE FRONTISPIECE . ( Extracted from Mr. Gould's. viii TO THE READER .
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... vege- table secretion , and has acquired its crystalline structure by electro - chemical action . In Southern India and in the Brazils diamonds occur in breccia , composed of quartzose and. 24 CHAP . I. PETRIFACTIONS AND THEIR TEACHINGS .
... vege- table secretion , and has acquired its crystalline structure by electro - chemical action . In Southern India and in the Brazils diamonds occur in breccia , composed of quartzose and. 24 CHAP . I. PETRIFACTIONS AND THEIR TEACHINGS .
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... composed of quartzose and opaline pebbles , united by an arenaceous ferruginous cement ; in Bundel Kaand , in sandstone , supposed to belong to the Triassic deposits , for there are strata of that age 400 feet in thickness beneath the ...
... composed of quartzose and opaline pebbles , united by an arenaceous ferruginous cement ; in Bundel Kaand , in sandstone , supposed to belong to the Triassic deposits , for there are strata of that age 400 feet in thickness beneath the ...
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... composed of from twenty to thirty linear lanceolate leaves , which are united at their base , so as to form a zone around the stem : it is supposed that they were aquatic , or marsh plants , the stems and leaves floating on the surface ...
... composed of from twenty to thirty linear lanceolate leaves , which are united at their base , so as to form a zone around the stem : it is supposed that they were aquatic , or marsh plants , the stems and leaves floating on the surface ...
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... composed of winged scales , their axis being tra- versed by a longitudinal cavity or receptacle , and terminating in rhomboidal disks , imbricated from above downwards . They occur of various sizes - from two to six inches long , and ...
... composed of winged scales , their axis being tra- versed by a longitudinal cavity or receptacle , and terminating in rhomboidal disks , imbricated from above downwards . They occur of various sizes - from two to six inches long , and ...
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