All the main valleys in the Cordillera are characterised by having, on both sides, a fringe or terrace of shingle and sand, rudely stratified, and generally of considerable thickness.
But at a later period, when a considerable thickness of sandstone and marl had accumulated, eruptions broke out, and lava and tuff were deposited, at some spots, alternately with the lacustrine strata.
Green glossy slates of considerable thickness, no fossils yet recorded from these beds (Mortenoe, Lee Bay, etc.
It has there the character of a shallow-water deposit, ripple-marked throughout a considerable thickness, and full of a species of Lingula.
The uppermost marls and sands are more calcareous than the lower; and we never meet with calcareous rocks covered by a considerable thickness of quartzose sand or green marl.
These are less abundant in the upper part of the deposit, which is there of considerable thickness.
It is neatly chipped over both faces, which are equally convex, and the stem is carefully shaped and of considerable thickness.
The blades are of considerable thickness, not much corroded, but of rude proportions.
It is formed of a copper plate of considerable thickness, which has been fashioned so as to present a convex surface.
Many of the mounds, it may here be observed, contain mica, sometimes in plates of considerable thickness, but usually in simple folia, with ragged outlines.
The rattling of carriages on the pavement shakes the largest edifices; and in the quarries underneath some quarters in Paris, it is found that the movement is communicated through a considerable thickness of rock.
The accession of new land at the mouth of the Rhone, at the upper end of the Lake of Geneva, or the Leman Lake, presents us with an example of a considerable thickness of strata which have accumulated since the historical era.
To this anvil are attached two rods of iron of considerable thickness, fixed 12 inches asunder, perpendicularly to the anvil, and diagonally to each other.
This stone is faced outside by a cast-iron plate d, called the dam-plate, of considerable thickness, and peculiar shape.
Vases and other pieces were made from this paste by pressing cakes of it in plaster moulds of considerable thickness.
All the main valleys in the Cordillera are characterized by having, on both sides, a fringe or terrace of shingle and sand, rudely stratified, and generally of considerable thickness.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "considerable thickness" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
