It is penetrated in all directions by veins, 1 to 3 inches thick, of a tachylytic glass which begins to fuse in the ordinary flame.
This mass is pierced by a dyke, 18 inches thick, which is inclined to the N.
In this case, although the cavity was only of the same size as that above described, the outer face of the nest was fully 6 inches high, and the wall of the nest between 3 and 3½ inches thick.
The basal portion was some 6 inches long and 5 inches broad, and about 2 inches thick in the thickest part, with a broad shallow depression for the eggs of about half that depth.
It is from 12 to 18 inches thick, is of a dark brown or black colour, and contains a large proportion of earthy lignite.
Their roots formed part of a stratum of coal 10 inches thick, which rested on a layer of clay 2 inches thick, below which was a second forest, resting on a 2-foot seam of coal.
This bulkhead was made of solid oak planking and was 2 feet 10 inches thick.
The Mast Carlings to be good English Oak, 4 inches thick, and 10 inches broad.
The central pier itself is a trifle shorter than the jambs, 1 foot 8 inches, but this difference is made up by a much more massive impost, the central impost being 9 inches thick as compared with 8 inches in the case of the others.
A layer of leather and pieces of hoofs about 1-1/2 inches thick is first laid in the box, then a layer of salt, and then a layer of work.
The bottom of the runner is usually 2½ to 3 inches thick, gradually becoming thinner by one-half an inch to an inch toward the top.
Additional blocks, in size from 8 to 10 inches thick, 2 feet wide, and slightly more in length are cut by a motion much resembling the act of sawing, cutting the depth of the blade.
On both sides of this timber work there are panels, 2 inches thick on the outside and 1 inch on the inside, and the space between is filled with finely-divided cork.
The two top strakes are single again, and 6 inches thick.
At one point of the curved wall, which is about 22 inches thick, occurs the characteristic recessed katchinkihu (described later in discussing the interior of kivas) indicating the use of this chamber for ceremonial purposes.
It is built of flat stones, from 2 to 4 inches thick, 6 to 8 inches wide, and a foot or more in length, nearly all of which have been pecked and dressed.
By using four of these, lying one on top of another, the sill will be 8 inches thick.
The walls are 13 inches thick, lined with 17 inches of sawdust.
The flooring consists of 4-inch planking laid with ¾-inch spaces, on which are laid longitudinal rail-bearers 14 inches wide by 7 inches thick.
The Sacrificial Stone, so called, is a cylindrical block of porphyry, nine feet and ten inches in diameter, three feet seven and one fourth inches thick.
The material is hewn stone in blocks from 18 to 36 inches thick, those of the outer facing being out at an angle.
Masses of falling stone and masonry, red cement, 8 or 10 inches thick, of lime and pebbles.
It contained carbonised beans and wheat, spread in a layer of about 4 inches thick.
Under this deposit, was a bed of ashes and charcoal, 5 to 7 inches thick.
The first layer was found at a depth of 3 feet 6 inches from the top, and was 4 to 6 inches thick.
They were all grown to shape, and 10-11 inches thick.
At the water-line it is 6 inches thick, gradually diminishing towards the bottom to 3 inches.
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