 The nummulitic formation, with its characteristic fossils, plays a far more conspicuous part than any other tertiary group in the solid framework of the earth's crust, whether in Europe, Asia, or Africa. It often attains a thickness of many thousand feet,...  Proceedings of the Geologists' Association - Seite 102von Geologists' Association - 1876Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1888 - 596 Seiten
...Asia, or Africa. The great Nummulitie Limestone often attains many thousands of feet in thickness, and extends from the Alps to the Carpathians, and is in full force in North Africa, both in Morocco and Algeria. In Egypt it was largely quarried during the early dynasties... | |
 | Geological Society of London - 1850 - 732 Seiten
...and spreading over a large part of the globe of which the geology is best known. They are met with in full force in the north of Africa, as for example in Algeria and Morocco ; they have been traced from Egypt into Asia Minor, and across Persia by Bagdad to the banks of the... | |
 | Geological Society of London - 1850 - 848 Seiten
...and spreading over a large part of the globe of which the geology is best known. They are met with in full force in the north of Africa, as for example in Algeria and Morocco ; they have been traced from Egypt into Asia Minor, and across Persia by Bagdad to the banks of the... | |
 | 1851 - 438 Seiten
...and spreading over a large part of the globe of which the geology is best known. They are met with in full force in the north of Africa ; as for example in Algeria and Morocco ; they have been traced from Egypt into Asia Minor, and across Persia by Bagdad to the banks of the... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1851 - 602 Seiten
...many thousand feet, and extends from the Alps to the Apennines. It is found in the Carpathians, and in full force in the north of Africa, as, for example, in Algeria and Morocco. It has also been traced from Egypt into Asia Minor, and across Persia by Bagdad to the mouths of the... | |
 | 1851 - 406 Seiten
...and spreading over a large part of the globe of which the geology is best known. They are met with in full force in the north of Africa ; as for example in Algeria and Morocco ; they have been traced from Egypt into Asia Minor, and across Persia by Bagdad to the banks of the... | |
 | Rosina Maria Zornlin - 1852 - 418 Seiten
...many thousand feet, and extends from the Alps to the Apennines. It is found in the Carpathians, and in full force in the north of Africa, as, for example, in Algeria and Morocco. It has also been traced from Egypt into Asia Minor, and across Persia by Bagdad to the mouths of the... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1852 - 570 Seiten
...many thousand feet, and extends from the Alps to the Apennines. It is found in the Carpathians, and in full force in the north of Africa, as, for example, in Algeria and Morocco. It has also been traced from Egypt into Asia Minor, and across Persia by Bagdad to the mouths of the... | |
 | John Thomas Quekett - 1854 - 514 Seiten
...many thousand feet, and extends from the Alps to the Appeninnes. It is found in the Carpathians, and in full force in the North of Africa, as for example, in Algeria and Morocco. It has also been traced from Egypt into Aisa Minor, and across Persia by B1igdad to the mouths of the... | |
 | David Page - 1854 - 162 Seiten
...many thousand feet, and extends from the Alps to the Apennines. It is found in the Carpathians, and in full force in the north of Africa — as, for example, in Algeria and Morocco. It has also been traced from Egypt into Asia Minor, and across Persia by Bagdad to the mouths of the... | |
| |
