The Quarterly Journal of Science and the Arts, Volume 5John Murray, 1818 |
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... rugged , and so deranged , that their volcanic character could not be mistaken . St. Vincent , like all the other volcanic islands , is composed of i a mixture of lava and cinders , in all 314 Observations on the Geology of.
... rugged , and so deranged , that their volcanic character could not be mistaken . St. Vincent , like all the other volcanic islands , is composed of i a mixture of lava and cinders , in all 314 Observations on the Geology of.
Page 315
i a mixture of lava and cinders , in all proportions . South of Kingston , there appears to be more solid and porous lava , and less cinders than at the north . The Bay of Kingston has the appearance of being the remains of an ancient ...
i a mixture of lava and cinders , in all proportions . South of Kingston , there appears to be more solid and porous lava , and less cinders than at the north . The Bay of Kingston has the appearance of being the remains of an ancient ...
Page 316
perhaps by the last irruption of cinders in 1812 , when the crater threw forth a mixture of water , rocks , and cinders in a state ap- proaching to ignition , resembling a current of lava ; burning the woods , and filling all the ...
perhaps by the last irruption of cinders in 1812 , when the crater threw forth a mixture of water , rocks , and cinders in a state ap- proaching to ignition , resembling a current of lava ; burning the woods , and filling all the ...
Page 317
... cinders , and assumes in some places the form of basaltic columns . About Port Royal , and the hill to the north of it , there is a current of solid lava , which has formed the north side of the bay , decomposing into balls , and ...
... cinders , and assumes in some places the form of basaltic columns . About Port Royal , and the hill to the north of it , there is a current of solid lava , which has formed the north side of the bay , decomposing into balls , and ...
Page 318
... cinders less , than on the coast . A bed of coral and madrepore limestone , with shells , lies horizontally on a bed of cinders , about two or three hundred feet above the level of the sea , at Rousseau , and is covered with cinders to ...
... cinders less , than on the coast . A bed of coral and madrepore limestone , with shells , lies horizontally on a bed of cinders , about two or three hundred feet above the level of the sea , at Rousseau , and is covered with cinders to ...
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