Geology, Vol. 1 [of 3] : $b Geologic processes and their resultsSalisbury, Rollin D.
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Geology, Vol. 1 [of 3] : $b Geologic processes and their results
Salisbury, Rollin D.
Geology
+The Aggradational Work of Running Water+ 177
Principles involved, 177.
_The Deposits_ 181
Types, 181. Alluvial fans and cones, 181. Ill-defined
alluvium, 183. Alluvial plains, 184. Flood-plains due to
alluviation, 186. Flood-plains due to obstructions, 188.
Levees, 188. Flood-plain meanders, cut-and-fill, 190.
Scour-and-fill, 194. Materials of the flood-plain, 196.
Topography of the flood-plain, 196. Topographic adjustment of
tributaries, 197. River-lakes, 198. Deltas, 198. Delta lakes,
204.
+Stream Terraces+ 204
Due to inequalities of hardness, 204. Normal flood-plain
terraces, 205. Flood-plain terraces due to other causes, 208.
Discontinuity of terraces, 209. Termini of terraces, 210.
CHAPTER IV.
THE WORK OF GROUND (UNDERGROUND) WATER.
Conditions influencing descent of rain-water, 213. Supply
of ground-water not altogether dependent on local rainfall,
215. Ground-water surface—water table, 215. Depth to which
ground-water sinks, 216. Movement of ground-water, 220.
Amount of ground-water, 221. Fate of ground-water, 221.
+The Work of Ground-water+ 222
_Chemical Work_ 222
Quantitative importance of solution, 223. Deposition of
mineral matter from solution, 225.
_Mechanical Work_ 226
+Results of the Work of Ground-water+ 226
Weathering, 226. Caverns, 227. Creep, slumps, and landslides,
231.
_Summary_ 232
+Springs and Flowing Wells+ 234
Mineral matter in solution, 235. Geysers, 236. Artesian
wells, 242.
CHAPTER V.
THE WORK OF SNOW AND ICE.
+Snow- and Ice-fields+ 244
The passage of snow into névé and ice, 246. Structure of the
ice, 247. Texture, 247. Inauguration of movement, 248.
+Types of Glaciers+ 251
+The General Phenomena of Glaciers+ 256
Dimensions, 256. Limits, 258. Movement, 259. Conditions
affecting rate of movement, 261. Likenesses and unlikenesses
of glaciers and rivers, 262.
+Surface Features+ 266
Topography, 266. Surface moraines, 266. Relief due to surface
débris, 268. Dust-wells, 269. Débris below the surface, 272.
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