 The nummulitic formation," says Lyell, "with its characteristic fossils, plays a far more conspicuous part than any other tertiary group in the solid frame-work of the earth's crust, whether in Europe, Asia, or Africa. It often attains a thickness of...  The universal instructor, or, Self-culture for all - Seite 90von Ward, Lock and co, ltd - 1884Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1888 - 596 Seiten
...Fustilinn : and the Nnmrtinhtes, which in Tertiary times played so conspicuous a part in building up the solid framework of the earth's crust, whether in Europe, Asia, or Africa. The great Nummulitie Limestone often attains many thousands of feet in thickness, and extends from... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1851 - 602 Seiten
...assign a comparatively modern date. The nummulitic formation, with its characteristic fossils, plays a far more conspicuous part than any other tertiary...earth's crust, whether in Europe, Asia, or Africa. It often attains a thickness of many thousand feet, and extends from the Alps to the Apennines. It is... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1852 - 570 Seiten
...assign a comparatively modern date. The nummulitic formation, with its characteristic fossils, plays a far more conspicuous part than any other tertiary...earth's crust, whether in Europe, Asia, or Africa. It often attains a thickness of many thousand feet, and extends from the Alps to the Apennines. It is... | |
 | Rosina Maria Zornlin - 1852 - 418 Seiten
...origin. 'The nummulitic formation, with its characteristic fossils,' observes Sir Charles Lyell, 'plays a far more conspicuous part than any other Tertiary...earth's crust, whether in Europe, Asia, or Africa. It often attains a thickness of many thousand feet, and extends from the Alps to the Apennines. It is... | |
 | John Thomas Quekett - 1854 - 514 Seiten
...Nummi. According to Sir Charles Lyell,* the nummulitic formation, with its characteristic fossils, plays a far more conspicuous part than any other tertiary...earth's crust, whether in Europe, Asia, or Africa, it often attains a * Manual of Elementary Geology, 3rd Editiou, p. 234 . thickness of many thousand feet,... | |
 | Joseph Reay Greene - 1863 - 132 Seiten
...indicated by Sir Charles Lyell. " The Nummulitic formation, with its characteristic fossils, plays a far more conspicuous part than any other tertiary...earth's crust, whether in Europe, Asia, or Africa. It often attains a thickness of many thousand feet, and extends from the Alps to the Carpathians, and... | |
 | Worthington Hooker - 1865 - 372 Seiten
...entirely nummulitic. "The nummulitic formation," says Lyell, "with its characteristic fossils, plays a far more conspicuous part than any other tertiary...earth's crust, whether in Europe, Asia, or Africa. It often attains a thickness of many thousand feet, and extends from the Alps to the Carpathians, and... | |
 | David Page - 1865 - 520 Seiten
...which it is charged. " The nummulitic formation," says Lyell, "with its characteristic fossils, plays a far more conspicuous part than any other Tertiary...earth's crust, whether in Europe, Asia, or Africa. Tt often attains a thickness of many thousand feet, aud extends from the Alps to the Carpathians, and... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1866 - 910 Seiten
...assign a comparatively modern date. The nummulitic formation, with its characteristic fossils, plays a far more conspicuous part than any other tertiary...earth's crust, whether in Europe, Asia, or Africa. It often attains a thickness of many thousand feet, and extends from the Alps to the Carpathians, and... | |
 | Louis Figuier - 1866 - 542 Seiten
...characteristic fossils," says Lyell, " plays a far more conspicuous part than any other tertiangroup in the solid framework of the earth's crust, whether in Europe, Asia, ,or Africa. It often attains a thickness of many thousand feet, and extends from the Alps to the Carpathians, and... | |
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