The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volumes 1-10Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 - Reference [1] Propaedia: outline of knowledge and guide to the Britannica.--[2]-[11] Micropaedia: ready reference and index.--[12]-[30] Macropaedia: knowledge in depth. |
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Page 384
... rocks : the Precambrian . The oldest rocks of the continent occur in the southwest , where they form part of the Western Australian Shield , an area underlain by rocks that have not been folded since early Precam- brian ( Archaean ) ...
... rocks : the Precambrian . The oldest rocks of the continent occur in the southwest , where they form part of the Western Australian Shield , an area underlain by rocks that have not been folded since early Precam- brian ( Archaean ) ...
Page 385
... Rocks of similar age also occur in the Peake and Denison ranges west of Lake Eyre , in the Amadeus Ba- sin , and on the margins of the Kimberley Block . In the area there is also clear evidence of a Precambrian glacia- tion . Its ...
... Rocks of similar age also occur in the Peake and Denison ranges west of Lake Eyre , in the Amadeus Ba- sin , and on the margins of the Kimberley Block . In the area there is also clear evidence of a Precambrian glacia- tion . Its ...
Page 387
... rocks of Eyre Penin- sula . Permian and Cretaceous rocks are known to exist from the evidence of bores . Above them lie Tertiary limestones , which are no more than a few hundred feet thick , perfectly flat - lying , with their surface ...
... rocks of Eyre Penin- sula . Permian and Cretaceous rocks are known to exist from the evidence of bores . Above them lie Tertiary limestones , which are no more than a few hundred feet thick , perfectly flat - lying , with their surface ...
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