 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 - Page 397by James Dwight Dana - 1890 - 440 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Electronic journals - 1893 - 988 pages
...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 - Science - 1894 - 516 pages
...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... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1893 - 912 pages
...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 - Science - 1894 - 524 pages
...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 - American periodicals - 1894 - 548 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 - Geology - 1893 - 474 pages
...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 - Science - 1894 - 516 pages
...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 - Discoveries in science - 1894 - 1122 pages
...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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