 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Epicontinental Sea. 3. The Foredeep, or Geosyncline of the Valais. 4. The Frontal Cordillera or Geanticline of Briancon...of the Great St. Bernard 4. The sediments of the Valais Foredeep are driven forward to yield the nappes...encountered. From here it may be traced into Switzerland on the slopes of the Bel Oiseau-Luisin-Salentin...to be seen in the Aiguilles Rouges occurs in Switzerland along the funicular railway leading from Chatelard...piled over one another 357 LEON W. COLLET, in Valais on the right bank of the Rhone, The roots of the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the watershed, descend towards the Visp in two glaciersâthe Gorner and the Findelenâwhich are separated...parallel (roughly from east to west) with the former glacier. At its western end is a singular craggy tower...ridge after a depression mounts to the well-known Gorner Grat (10,290 feet), from which it undulates upward...Berpentine ; but on its northern shoulder a considerable area (above the Kiffelhaus Inn, 8430 feet) is occupied...The latter rock continues to the summit of the Gorner Grat, where it is succeeded by calc-mica schists |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | University of Lausanne, GĂ©opolis, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin...pressure metamorphism Zermatt-Saas Fee ophiolite a b s t r a c t The Zermatt-Saas Fee Zone (ZSZ) was...Fig. 1. Tectonic map of the Western Alps. The Zermatt-Saas Fee Zone (ZSZ) (see Fig. 2) is a lithologically...garnet of the Lago di Cignana locality in the Zermatt-Saas Fee Zone (ZSZ; see Fig. 2). They found that...shielding concept discussed above. The study area is the Zermatt-Saas-Fee Zone (ZSZ) in the Western Alps (Figs |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | tectonic slice in the ZermattâSaas high-pressure ophiolites at Trockener Steg (Zermatt, Swiss Western Alps)...Swiss Alps ZermattâSaas Zone Subduction Thermodynamic modeling a b s t r a c t The Theodul Glacier Unit (TGU)...slice, embedded within the ophiolitic ZermattâSaas Zone. The ZermattâSaas Zone is the remnant of the PiemonteâLiguria...The close spatial association of the TGU to the ZermattâSaas Zone permits a comparison of the metamorphic...derived for eclogites of ZermattâSaas Zone adjacent to the Theodul Glacier Unit, that reached maximal |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | which the air was expelled from the found in Switzerland on the Col St. Theodule, the Breit rungs. The...The early experiments during three summers in Switzerland gave decidedly interesting results. The 2ar-... .... .. . ... ... 8,115 3. The Riffle Hotel, Zermatt. ... ... 8,428 4. The H u t in the St. Theodule......... .. ... 10}899 ïżœ, 5. The Summit of the Breithorn .... 13,6 85 " The person under experiment breathed...cracked and the cracks may be afterward filled by calcite and make the illusion called"turtle stones," or |  | | Journal (issue) | | 1). The highest elevations, Monte Somma and Breithorn, reach an altitude of 1885 m and accordingly are...party. The systematic geological mapping of the area was not commenced until 1953 when Dr. LAUGE Koc1-1...BINER, E. GRAVEN, and H. PERREN (all three from Zermatt), Dr. A. ScHNEIDER (Basel), and TH. BEARTH (Somvix...The summer of 1954 was cool, but in our working area it rained less than in 1953. The exceptionally heavy...geological map accompanying the present paper. The whole area was covered by as dense as possible a net of field |  | | Book | | + ----_ + + + + + HfH , ~ ' . 'VALAIS ··EUGEOSYNCUNE·· / SOUTH 1\ " .... ,,' __...angesehen. Somit sind die Ophiolilh Melange der Saas-Zermatt Zone und der Aroser Schuppenzone die tektonisch...Rhone Valley at Visp t Bannio a) Profil durch die Pcnnischen Alpcn sUdlich von Visp (aus BAILEY 1935)...Zmuttgletscher / ,"---.." -' TheodulpaC Breithorn VI ., Griinsteine, Ophiolite Trias {g~~~~~t...Sasseneire (/ ,7 Fig.7.4.Geologie der Umgebung von Zermatt (ARGAND 1911) a) Tektonische Kartenskizze des |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | stratigraphy and vegetation biItory in tbe Scoresby Sund area, GreonIaad. 1978 by S. Funder. D.kr. 95.00 No. 130...occurrences. The earliest account of mineralisation in the area was given by Nordenskjold (1907), and since then...Mineselskab A/S, which holds the concession over the area. However, not until recently was the relationship...portion of the Jameson Land Basin, i.e. the fjord area between Klitdal in the south and Kap Biot in the...samples have been used in the geochemical survey. The area covered is approximately 2500 km 2 , and therefore |  | | Book (volume) | | modificazioni cristalline (e quindi mi nerali: vedi calcite e aragonite, ecc.; vedi anche pag. 72). diorite...chiari, aghiformi, con cristallini esagonali di calcite. Monte Rosso di Verra, presso Saint Jacques, Champoluc...Vincent, Monte Rosso di Verra sopra Champoluc), a Zermatt nel Vallese, al Wildkreuzjoch in Val d i Vizze...pirosseni : 1 - Fassaite, tipici cristalli opachi, con calcite biancastra. Toal de la Foia, Monzoni (ca. 2x)...e rara nelle Alpi : inclusa nel talco, o nella calcite spatica, fu trovata a Traversella (I vrea) ; nelle |  | | Book | | portions of the flow to be deposited in another area that may be hotter or cooler. Alteration of volcanic...chemical composition and pH. The minerals in this area are commonly the same in all the open spaces. In...connected by minute veinlets containing phillipsite, calcite, and smectite. Jointing of the columns across zeolite-filled...fault surfaces to produce zeolite-lined veins. Calcite commonly is a late forming mineral and fills many...pathways for the fluids to circulate. The large surface area of breccia cavities and vesicles commonly reacts | | | Book | | portions of the flow to be deposited in another area that may be hotter or cooler. Alteration of volcanic...chemical composition and pH. The minerals in this area are commonly the same in all the open spaces. In...connected by minute veinlets containing phillipsite, calcite, and smectite. Jointing of the columns across zeolite-filled...fault surfaces to produce zeolite-lined veins. Calcite commonly is a late forming mineral and fills many...pathways for the fluids to circulate. The large surface area of breccia cavities and vesicles commonly reacts |  | | Book (edition) | | largest proportion of land is the north-temperate, the area equalling that of the water while it is only one-third...62° S., has an area of 62,000,000 square miles, or nine and a half millions beyond the area of all the continents...depression. (a.) Outline. The oceanic depressunken area, varying in depth from 1000 or less to, a vast...South America. The oriental lands have one great area on the north, comprising Europe and Asia combined...contains about 675, which have, however, an aggregate area of only 80,000 square miles. Excluding New Caledonia |  | | Book | | is not common in the metasedimentary rocks of the area which host these species, but "reasonably good"...excellent loose ilmenite crystal clusters from a calcite vein-dike digging site which they called the Bentley...finest ilmenite specimens have come from an unusual calcite vein-dike occurrence with an exposure very near...ilmenite crystals are found embedded in massive calcite. or, rarely, still attached to the feldspar/mica...showing sharp black crystals to 4 cm in pinkish calcite were collected in 2005 and marketed at the Tucson |  | | Book | | economic geology extended far beyond the Alpine area, as in Europe no similar symposium had ever been...conceptions of oreforming processes from this adjacent area. Besides the regional aspect, a further reason dictated...Mining and Trading in the Berchtesgaden and Salzburg Area. An Introduction to the Historical Background of...Occurrences in the Triassic of the Central Alps (Switzerland) (With 5 Figures) . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...Zinc-Lead Occurrences at S-Carl (Unterengadin, Switzerland) (With 7 Figures) .......................... |  | | Book (edition) | | than twice that of the two most common minerals, calcite (2-72) and quartz (2-65), and more than two thirds...containing the largest proportion the equaling area that of the water ; while of land is the north temperate...Ocean, has an area of 62,000,000 square miles. This is ten millions beyond the area of the continents...often a shallow region which is the line. sunken area, submerged border of the continent. On the North...the Kurile Islands, there is a long 4000-fathom area, in which the greatest depth found 4656 fathoms |  | | Book (edition) | | largest proportion of land the north-temperate, the area equalling that of the water ; while is it is...S., has an area of 62,000,000 square miles, or nine and a half millions beyond the area of all the...(a.) Outline. Oceanic depression. a vast sunken area, varying in depth from 1,000 or less to, probably...South America. The oriental lands have one great area on the north, comprising Europe and Asia combined...contains about 675, which have, however, an aggregate area of only 80,000 square miles. Excluding New Caledonia |  | | Book | | 0 Rp Effect of Elevation Se eee and Depression area OO) on PENEPLANATION TA The Peneplain of Sduthern...distance down a valley, producing the appearance of a glacier. This is accomplished by the alternate freezing...MeCarshy Creek, Alaskg, The talus forming the rock glacier is derived from the high hours has been re- cliffs...blotches the stain spreads, sometimes covering an area of 100 or more square inches. 4. Carbonation. â...white dunes, 60 to 100 feet in height, covering an area 15 miles by 40 miles in extent. Dunes are formed |  | | Book (edition) | | largest proportion of land the north-temperate, the area equalling that of the water ; while is it is...S., has an area of 62,000,000 square miles, or nine and a half millions beyond the area of all the...islands. â (a.) Oceanic depression. a vast sunken area, varying (3.) is 50,000 The in Outline. â...South America. The oriental lands have one great area on the north, comprising Europe and Asia combined...contains about 675, which have, however, an aggregate area of only Excluding 80,000 square miles. islands |  | | Book (edition) | | . . . . . . . . . . Microfractures and Veins (Calcite Veins) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . Origin and Classification of Calcite Veins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . Descriptive Criteria of Calcite-Filled Microfractures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Significance...Recognize Former Aragonite and Mg-Calcite Mineralogy in Ancient Low-Calcite Limestones? . . . . . . . . ....carbonate cement occurs as thin rims of fibrous calcite crystals (arrows). The grain association as well |  | | Book (edition) | | and the Growth and Decay of Glaciers Types of Glacier The Movement of Glaciers Crevasses Moraines Glacial...356-9 6,371-0 40,077 24,902 24,857 40,009 1/297 Area Millions o/ Land (29-22 per cent) Ice sheets and...shell' Oceans and seas minus continental shelf Total area of the earth Volume, Density and Sq. Miles Sq...between Everest and Nuptse is occupied by the Khumbu Glacier. (Royal Geographical Society Fig. 11 and Alpine...exerted Fig. 13 Mosaic of photographs, covering an area of 1,250,000 square miles (indicated within the |  | | Book | | 1968 " GLACIER-Then and Now ( 1817), 1969 THE RHONE AGASSIZ'S MOBILE HOME ON THE AAR GLACIER ( 1840)...THELAUTERBRUNVALLEY AND FALLS (1756), 1974 THE HUMBOLDT GLACIER ( 1854), 1975 REVIEWS ASSAY OF THE WEST: Essay...7 miles west of Zanesville and the 13 mile wide area of lllinoian drift consists of more rounded bedrock...bedrock hills than those in the unglaciated area to the east. Al so other "irregular hills" (kames) in the...mason work is rated accordingly" . This was the area of lvlississippian shale and thick glacial drift |  | | Book (volume) | | deformations. This can be most clearly seen in the area around Iringa, in southern Tanzania, where the western...orogenic fronts in the Mozambique belt in the Iringa area, southern Tanzania. old Ndembera acid volcanics...and the North-South structures. In the Gariboro area, detailed work (Gilboy, 1970) has demonstrated that...largest syn-tectonic granite in Eritrea occupies an area of some 7000 km2 between Asmara, Molebso and Ak...Kazmin (1973) shows that to the S.W., beyond the area covered in this paper, the granite becomes concordant |  | | Book | | petites fissures aux bords ecartes, remplies de calcite blanche. Il s 'a git de microfractures, revelant...Calcaire avec stylolithes etfentes remplies de calcite. 83 Monts et merveilles LES MESSAGES DE L'ARDOISE...des recristallisations blanches de quartz ou de calcite. Suivant ce debit, la roche a ete fortement aplatie...Entre chaque tron9on de couleur sombre, de la calcite blanche, bien visible, a recristallise. L'espa-...montant au col du Lautaret. ce occupe par cette calcite pent etre tellement grand que le fossile a double |  | | Book | | is the largest island in the world with a surface area of 2 186 000 km? about 80 per cent of which is covered...Atlantic land mass. The largest part of the ice-free area is made up of crystalline rocks of the Precambrian...The maximum thickness of sediments in the onshore area has been shown by field mapping and geophysical...lie more than 700 km apart and the geology of each area is quite distinctive. In West Greenland the first...of the geology of Greenland southern part of the area of volcanism, but further north the basalts are | | | Book | | is the largest island in the world with a surface area of 2 186 000 km? about 80 per cent of W. Stuart...mass. with of a The largest part of the ice-free area is made up of crystalline rocks of the Precambrian...The maximum thickness of sediments in the onshore area has been shown by field mapping and with a Carboniferous...lie more than 700 km apart and the geology of each area is quite distinctive. In West Greenland the first...southern of the geology of Greenland part of the area of volcanism, but further north the basalts are |
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