Geology
Geology
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Layer containing twigs, bits of straw, leaves, paper, &c.
upper half, the layers are finer than they are in the lower. Together with the sand, gravel and mud, you may notice chips of wood, leaves and twigs {c in Fig.
10) which have been laid down among the layers of sediment.
93. You may think perhaps that observations such as these are too trifling, and that surely it cannot matter what rain may do in a little pool on a roadway, since we are not to judge of the world at large by what goes on u...pon so small a scale. In realitv^ however, digitized by VjOOQIC ROCKS.] GEOLOGY. 39 if you thoroughly understand what takes place over the bottom of such a pool, insignificant though it may seem, you lay a foundation from which it will be easy for you to understand how sedimentary rocks are and - have been formed all over the world.
94. Instead of the pool imagine to yourselves a great lake such as that of Geneva, and in place of the mere tiny runnel on the road, formed by the sudden rain, and disappearing when the rain ceases, picture a great river like the Rhone, ever fed by the rains and snows and springs of a huge mountain chain.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Layer containing twigs, bits of straw, leaves, paper, &c.
upper half, the layers are finer than they are in the lower. Together with the sand, gravel and mud, you may notice chips of wood, leaves and twigs {c in Fig.
10) which have been laid down among the layers of sediment.
93. You may think perhaps that observations such as these are too trifling, and that surely it cannot matter what rain may do in a little pool on a roadway, since we are not to judge of the world at large by what goes on u...pon so small a scale. In realitv^ however, digitized by VjOOQIC ROCKS.] GEOLOGY. 39 if you thoroughly understand what takes place over the bottom of such a pool, insignificant though it may seem, you lay a foundation from which it will be easy for you to understand how sedimentary rocks are and - have been formed all over the world.
94. Instead of the pool imagine to yourselves a great lake such as that of Geneva, and in place of the mere tiny runnel on the road, formed by the sudden rain, and disappearing when the rain ceases, picture a great river like the Rhone, ever fed by the rains and snows and springs of a huge mountain chain.
What to read after Geology?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Sir Archibald Geikie to read onlineMoreLess
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