Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 104
the frames of the animalsthat were buried in them.These old rocks, which are so changed that wecannot any longer make sure that any animals livedin them, are called the archaean, which is Greek forancient. They were probably mud and sand and lime-stone when first made, but they have been changed… … 78 Wonders of Earth, Sea, and Sky and form when they are melted in the jewellersgold-pot. These ancient rocks that lie deepest in the earth arevery thick, and must have taken a great time in build-ing ; great continents must have been worn down byrain and waves in order to supply the waste out…
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