A LARGE part of this excellent work has already appeared in various journals published in the United States. These contributions are not known, we fear, so widely as they deserve to be—in this country ...

Agattu is unique among the volcanic Aleutian Islands in being composed almost entirely of well-bedded sedimentary rocks. These rocks were clearly deposited in water and are composed chiefly of ...

SINCE the writer carried out the geological survey of the western coast of Lancashire in 1868 he has constantly been asked, “Is there any geology to be studied at Southport? Is not the country a sandy ...

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Oxygen naturally occurs in two isotopes (atoms with different numbers of neutrons, hence masses) - O-16 and O-18 Different proportions of O-16 and O-18 are dissolved in water at different temperatures ...

Bushes like greasewood and creosote have high oil content. When they burn, the oil penetrates the ground and makes it impermeable. Rain sheets off, causing debris flows ...

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