The Works of John Playfair ...: Biographical memoir. Illustrations of the Huttonian theory of the earth

afford Alps animal appear ascribed basaltes beds bodies bottom breccia calcareous cause coal coast conclusion considered consolidation contained crystallized deposited depth direction diurnal motion doubt Dr Hutton earth elevation existence explain extent facts feet feldspar fluid fluidity force formation former fossil fusion geological globe gneiss Goatfield gravel ground heat height hills horizontal Huttonian Theory hypothesis igneous indurated instances kind Kirwan lake Lake of Lucerne land lava limestone marks mass materials matter melted mentioned miles mineral kingdom mineralogist Mont Mont Blanc mountains nearly Neptunian Neptunists neral observed ocean origin phenomena plain Playfair Portsoy present produced proof quantity quartz remains remark Rhone rivers rock sand sandstone Saussure schistus secondary strata shells shore side solid specimen stances stone strata stratified stratum stream substances subterraneous supposed supposition surface tain thing tion unstratified Valais valley volcanic Voyages aux Alpes waste whin whinstone whole