 James D. Dana estimates that the rate of increase of coral reef limestone formations, where all is most favorable, does not exceed perhaps a sixteenth of an inch a year, or five feet in a thousand years. Of this he says: "And yet such limestones probably...  Corals and Coral Islands - Página 397por James Dwight Dana - 1890 - 440 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1893 - 988 páginas
...exceed perhaps a sixteenth of an inch in a year, or five feet in a thousand years. Of this he says, " And yet such limestones probably form at a more rapid rate than those made of shells.'" Messrs. Murray and Irvine, in their valuable paper on coral reefs and other carbonate of lime formations... | |
 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - 1894 - 516 páginas
...not exceed perhaps a sixteenth of an inch a year, or five feet in a thousand years. Of this he says : "And yet such limestones probably form at a more rapid rate than those made of shells."2 Messrs. Murray and Irvine, in their valuable paper on coral reefs and other carbonate of... | |
 | 1893 - 912 páginas
...exceed perhaps a sixteenth of an inch in a year, or five feet in a thousand years. Of this he says, " And yet such limestones probably form at a more rapid rate than those made of shells."' Messrs. Murray and Irvine, in their valuable paper on coral reefs and other carbonate of lime formations... | |
 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - 1894 - 524 páginas
...nut exceed perhaps a sixteenth of an inch a year, or five feet in a thousand years. Of this he says : "And yet such limestones probably form at a more rapid rate than those made of shells. '"Messrs. Murray and Irvine, in their valuable paper on coral reefs and other carbonate of lime formations... | |
 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - 1894 - 548 páginas
...not exceed perhaps a sixteenth of an inch a year, or five feet in a thousand years. Of this he says: "And yet such limestones probably form at a more rapid rate than those made of shells." 2 Messrs. Murray and Irvine, in their valuable paper on coral reefs and other carbonate of lime formations... | |
 | James D. Dana - 1899 - 474 páginas
...traces of foraminifers, or of any thing distinctly organic, in the Oahu chalk. XL RATE OF INCREASE OF LIMESTONE FORMATIONS. On page 253 it is shown that...and have proportionally the largest shells are the Lamellibranchs or bivalves, among which the oyster is a famous example ; and the Brachiopods were once... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1894 - 1144 páginas
...favorable, does not exceed perhaps a sixteenth of an inch a year, or 5 feet in 1 000 years. Of this he says: "And yet such limestones probably form at a more rapid rate than those made of shells.rt Messrs. Murray and Irvine, in their valuable paper on coral reefs and other carbonate of... | |
 | Newton Horace Winchell - 1893 - 474 páginas
...not exceed perhaps a sixteenth of an inch a year, or five feet in a thousand years. Of this he says: "And yet such limestones probably form at a more rapid rate than those made of shells."! Messrs. Murray and Irvine, in their valuable paper on coral reefs and other carbonate of lime formations... | |
 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - 1894 - 516 páginas
...not exceed perhaps a sixteenth of an inch a year, or flve feet in a thousand years. Of this he says: "And yet such limestones probably form at a more rapid rate than those made of shells."2 Messrs. Murray and Irvine, in their valuable paper on coral reefs and other carbonate of... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1894 - 1122 páginas
...favorable, does not exceed perhaps a sixteenth of an inch a year, or 5 feet in 1 000 years. Of this he says: "And yet such limestones probably form at a more rapid rate than those made of shells."t Messrs. Murray and Irvine, in their valuable paper on coral reefs and other carbonate of... | |
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