 ... Taragmite series, formed subsequently to the dressings and groovings of the solid rocks, and, where present, reposing on them. They seem to have been formed when violent aqueous movements were taking place, and probably at a period when the state...  The Lithology of Edinburgh - Page 51by John Fleming - 1859 - 102 pagesFull view - About this book
 | David Page - 1859 - 428 pages
...distance, but usually belonging to the river-basin. The second, or AKUMITE SERIES (Gr. akrnnos, tranquil), is chiefly characterised by its laminated clays and...in the neighbourhood. It may be looked for wherever brick-kilns have been erected. The PHANERITE SERIES (Gr. phaneros, evident), consists of deposits produced... | |
 | 1862 - 370 pages
...place, and probably at a period when the state of our island was widely different from the present. The second, or Akumite series, is chiefly characterised...water under circumstances of comparative tranquillity. The Phanerite group consists * Read to the Royal Physical Society, Slay 7, 1862. of deposits produced... | |
 | Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh - 1863 - 532 pages
...place, and probably at a period when the state of our island was widely different from the present. The second, or Akumite series, is chiefly characterised...water under circumstances of comparative tranquillity. The third, or Phanerite group consists of deposits produced by causes in ordinary operation, and respecting... | |
 | Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh - 1863 - 532 pages
...period when the state of our island was widely different from the present. The second, or Akuraite series, is chiefly characterised by its laminated...water under circumstances of comparative tranquillity. The third, or Phanerite group consists of deposits produced by causes in ordinary operation, and respecting... | |
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