 rock varies. At the furthest extremity from the sea is a vein of rich, reddish brown, clayey material; but around, and on the floor, are several kinds of granite, and much hard stratified schistose rock is seen. The variety of colour, arising partly from...  The Channel Islands - Page 55by David Thomas Ansted, Robert Gordon Latham - 1865 - 594 pagesFull view - About this book
 | David Thomas Ansted, Robert Gordon Latham - Channel Islands - 1865 - 638 pages
...walls of naked rock rise 150 feet or more in height, and are quite perpendicular. The colour of the rock varies. At the furthest extremity from the sea...weathering of the rock, and partly from lichens, is very striking. The stillness, broken only by the waves as they break over the pebbles; the blue sky or fleecy... | |
 | David Thomas Ansted - Channel Islands - 1868 - 270 pages
...walls of naked rock rise 150 feet or more in height, and are quite perpendicular. The colour of the rock varies. At the furthest extremity from the sea is a vein of rich, reddish-brown, clayey material; but around, and on the floor, are several kinds of granite, and much... | |
 | David Thomas Ansted - Channel Islands - 1875 - 310 pages
...walls of naked rock rise 150 feet or more' in height, and are quite perpendicular. The colour of the rock varies. At the furthest extremity from the sea is a vein of rich, reddish-brown, clayey material; but around, and on the floor, are several kinds of granite, and much... | |
 | David Thomas Ansted - Channel Islands - 1879 - 260 pages
...walls of naked rock rise 150 feet or more in height, and are quite perpendicular. The colour of the rock varies. At the furthest extremity from the sea is a vein of rich, reddish-brown, clayey material; but around, and on the floor, are several kinds of granite, and much... | |
 | Channel Islands - 1885 - 332 pages
...walls of naked rock rise 160 feet or more in height, and are quite perpendicular. The colour of the rock varies. At the furthest extremity from the sea is a vein of rich, reddish-brown, clayey material; but around, and on the floor, are several kinds of granite, and much... | |
 | David Thomas Ansted - Channel Islands - 1885 - 340 pages
...walls of naked rock rise 150 feet or more in height, and are quite perpendicular. The colour of the rock varies. At the furthest extremity from the sea is a vein of rich, reddish-brown, clayey material; but around, and on the floor, are several kinds of granite, and much... | |
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