 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
 | Charles Piazzi Smyth - 1867 - 638 Seiten
...Geology, fourth edition, page 206 : — ' 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... | |
 | 1869 - 514 Seiten
...gifrairic. " The nummulitic formation, with, its characteristic fossils," Sir Charles observes, " 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... | |
 | William Denton - 1872 - 348 Seiten
...they are contained. " 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, arid extends from the Alps to the Carpathians, and... | |
 | Louis Guillaume Figuier - 1872 - 560 Seiten
...convenient roads. " The Nummulitic formation, with its characteristic fossils," says Lyell,t " 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... | |
 | Henry Alleyne Nicholson - 1872 - 636 Seiten
...Nummulitic Limestone, with its characteristic fossils, plays a far more conspicuous part than any other E 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, and extends from the Alps to the Carpathians, and... | |
 | 1873 - 350 Seiten
...these rocks that the pyramids were built in Egypt. "The Nummulitic formation," says 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 Carpathians." It... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1874 - 708 Seiten
...to more than 10,000 feet above the level of the sea, and attains here and in other mountain-chains a thickness of several thousand feet. It may be said...group in the solid framework of the earth's crust, H. xvi.] OF EUEOPE, ASIA, AND AFRICA. whether in Europe, Asia, or Africa. It occurs in Algeria and... | |
 | Arthur Mangin - 1875 - 442 Seiten
...the Nummulitic formation, with its characteristic fossils, the same geologist says, that it plays a more conspicuous part than any other Tertiary group...earth's crust, whether in Europe, Asia, or Africa. It often attains a thickness of many thousand feet, an'd extends from the Alps to the Carpathians, and... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1876 - 442 Seiten
...The nnmmulites are so greatly denuded as not to show it distinctly. The Nummviitic Formation plays a far more conspicuous part than any other tertiary group in the building up of the earth's crust, whether in Europe, Asia, or Africa.* It sometimes attains a thickness... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1876 - 432 Seiten
...The nummulites are so greatly denuded as not to show it distinctly. The Nummulitic Formation plays a far more conspicuous part than any other tertiary group in the building up of the earth's crust, whether in Europe, Asia, or Africa.* It sometimes attains a thickness... | |
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