Examination papers used at the examinations for admission to the Royal military college, Sandhurst1859 - 1869 pages |
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... rock , occupying a considerable area . 6. Give examples of unstratified rocks , and state the form in which they occur . 7. What minerals enter into the composition of granite ? 8. Describe the mode of quarrying some rock which you have ...
... rock , occupying a considerable area . 6. Give examples of unstratified rocks , and state the form in which they occur . 7. What minerals enter into the composition of granite ? 8. Describe the mode of quarrying some rock which you have ...
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... rocks of mountain chains , and in the interior of continents ? 13. Mention some rock containing fossils which prove that it had a fresh water origin . 14. What are the classes of animals whose remains enter most largely into the ...
... rocks of mountain chains , and in the interior of continents ? 13. Mention some rock containing fossils which prove that it had a fresh water origin . 14. What are the classes of animals whose remains enter most largely into the ...
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... Rock - salt , and Selenite . 9. What are the three minerals of which Granite is composed , and how may they be distin- guished ? 10. What is the composition of Iron Pyrites ; in what rocks does it occur abundantly ; and to what economic ...
... Rock - salt , and Selenite . 9. What are the three minerals of which Granite is composed , and how may they be distin- guished ? 10. What is the composition of Iron Pyrites ; in what rocks does it occur abundantly ; and to what economic ...
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... Rock - salt , the principal Alum - works , and the Slate - quarries ? 13. To what rocks is the term freestone applied by masons ? 14. Name the qualities which render a building- stone most durable , and the rocks in which these ...
... Rock - salt , the principal Alum - works , and the Slate - quarries ? 13. To what rocks is the term freestone applied by masons ? 14. Name the qualities which render a building- stone most durable , and the rocks in which these ...
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... - racters of gravel , sand , clay and chalk . 2. Make a sketch of a cliff , quarry , or railway cutting ; mark the lines of bedding , and the joints by which courses of rock are divided . Distinguish limestone GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY . 21.
... - racters of gravel , sand , clay and chalk . 2. Make a sketch of a cliff , quarry , or railway cutting ; mark the lines of bedding , and the joints by which courses of rock are divided . Distinguish limestone GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY . 21.
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