 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1833 - 570 σελίδες
...lithological characters the ' crag' of Norfolk and Suffolk. . FAULT, in the language of miners, is the sudden interruption of the continuity of strata in the same plane, accompanied by a crack or fissure varying in width from a mere line to several feet, which is generally filled with broken stone, clay,... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1833 - 562 σελίδες
...crag' of Norfolk and Suffolk. FAULT, in the language of miners, is the sudden interruption of tfye continuity of strata in the same plane, accompanied by a crack or fissure varying in width from a mere line to several feet, which is generally filled with broken stone, clay,... | |
 | Geological Survey of Pennsylvania - 1836 - 686 σελίδες
...central perforation. These abound in the lower secondary rocks. Fault, in the language of miners, is the sudden interruption of the continuity of strata in...the same plane, accompanied by a crack or fissure, varying in width from a mere line to several feet, which is generally filled with broken stones, clay,... | |
 | Virginia Geological Survey - 1836 - 552 σελίδες
...Thus we have the Estuaries of the Thames, Severn, Tay, &.c. Fault, in the language of miners, is the sudden interruption of the continuity of strata in the same plane, accompanied by a crack or fissure varying in width from a mere line to several feet, which is generally filled with broken stone, clay,... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1837 - 500 σελίδες
...the " crag" of Norfolk and Suffolk. FAULT, in the language of miners, is the sudden interruption ot' the continuity of strata in the same plane, accompanied by a crack or fissure varying in width from a mere line to several feet, which is generally filled with broken stone, clay,... | |
 | John Lee Comstock - 1847 - 434 σελίδες
...lithological characters the " Crag " of Norfolk and Suffolk. FAULT, in the language of miners, is the sudden interruption of the continuity of strata in...the same plane, accompanied by a crack or fissure, varying in width from a mere line to several feet, which is generally filled with broken stone, clay,... | |
 | Caroline Frances Cornwallis - 1848 - 186 σελίδες
...where the strata having been worn through by the action of water, their outcropping becomes visible. FAULT. A sudden interruption of the continuity of strata in the same plane, accompanied by a fissure varying in width from a mere line, to several feet, which is usually filled with broken stone,... | |
 | Missouri. State geologist, George Clinton Swallow - 1855 - 496 σελίδες
...derived from the Fauni, or rural deities, in Roman Mythology. Fault, in the language of miners, is the sudden interruption of the continuity of strata in the same plane, accompanied by a crack or fissure varying in width from a mere line to several feet, which is generally filled with broken stone, clay,... | |
 | Illinois. State Geologist - 1866 - 566 σελίδες
...animals; or that remain after the decomposition of the fleshy parts. Favistella. A genus of fossil corals. Fault. A sudden interruption of the continuity of strata in the same plane, caused by a crack or fissure. Fauna. The various kinds of animals peculiar to a country, constitute... | |
 | Illinois State Geological Survey - 1866 - 558 σελίδες
...animals; or that remain after the decomposition of the fleshy parts. Favistella. A genus of fossil corals. Fault. A sudden interruption of the continuity of strata in the same plane, caused by a crack or fissure. Fauna. The various kinds of animals peculiar to a country, constitute... | |
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Fault, in the language of miners, is the sudden interruption of the continuity of strata in the same plane, accompanied by a crack or fissure varying in width from a mere line to several feet, which is generally filled with broken stone, clay, &c. 
