Rock of the Year 2012

Germans name Quartzite Rock of the Year 2012

Every year since 2007 the Germans have named a Rock of the Year. In 2007 it was granite, in 2008 sandstone, followed by basalt, limestone and, last year, tuff. This year the honour goes to quartzite. Quartzite is a metamorphic rock, altered from siliceous sandstone or grit under increased temperature and pressure. The sandstone grains recrystallise during either thermal or regional metamorphism, causing them to interlock more strongly and form a dense, strong rock. The hardness of this rock often makes itself known geomorphologically by forming ridges in the landscape. One very good example is the Teufelsmauer (devil’s wall) on the northern boundary of the Harz Mountains in Germany.

- posted by Affenhänger @ 1/17/2012 05:18:00 AM 0 comments links to this post

 
Steno's birthday

Nicolas Steno (Danish: Niels Stensen), a Danish scientist, anatomist and geological pioneer, was born on 11 January 1638 and died on 5 December 1686. He is widely regarded as the father of stratigraphy.

Steno observed that streams spread across their floodplains during high water events, covering them with a layer of sediment and burying any organisms living there. Renewed flooding produced further layers of sediment, thus building up a sequence superposed on the lower strata. He is credited as formulating three of the defining principles of stratigraphy: the law of superposition discussed above: '...at the time when any given stratum was being formed, all the matter resting upon it was fluid, and, therefore, at the time when the lower stratum was being formed, none of the upper strata existed'; the principle of original horizontality: 'Strata either perpendicular to the horizon or inclined to the horizon were at one time parallel to the horizon', i.e. sediment particles are deposited according to the law of gravity; the principle of lateral continuity: 'Material forming any stratum were continuous over the surface of the Earth unless some other solid bodies stood in the way'. Steno's theory that fossils represented a chronological record of different living creatures in different eras was a pivotal to Darwin's theory of natural selection.

A fourth principle, known as Steno's law, or Steno's law of the constancy of interfacial angles, states that the angles of intersection of equivalent crystal faces remain the same for all specimens of the same mineral, a fundamental breakthrough which was the prerequisite for all subsequent investigations into crystal structure. He also postulated that mineral crystals are built up of identical building blocks.

- posted by Affenhänger @ 1/10/2012 07:23:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

 
Fossils of the Hunsrück Slate

NEW PUBLICATION: FOSSILIEN IM HUNSRÜCK-SCHIEFER

The Hunsrück Schiefer (a slate, also known as the Hunsrück Slate) of Germany, laid down at approximately 400 Ma in the Devonian sea, is one of the world's foremost fossil Lagerstätten.

The slate fossils of the Hunsrück are well known for their exceptionally good and optically pleasing state of preservation, often being pyritised. In addition to their high scientific value, the aesthetic appeal is equally as important.

The Bonn palaeontologists Gabriele Kühl and Jes Rust, together with Christoph Bartels from the German Mining Museum (Deutsche Bergbaumuseum) and Derek Briggs from Yale University, have compiled an impressive illustrated book with the title 'Fossilien im Hunsrück-Schiefer' (Fossils of the Hunsrück Slate). On its 120 pages it provides information on find locations and the organisms represented, in addition to the numerous photographs.

The book is published by Verlag Quelle & Meyer and has the ISBN 978-3-494-01483-8 and can be had for €24.95 in bookshops.

PS. I should point out that the book is in German, although it may still be of interest to non-speakers based on the photographs and illustrations alone.

- posted by Affenhänger @ 10/20/2011 07:20:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

 
Wartung, Instandhaltung, Instandsetzung

Es kann doch nicht sooo schwer sein, oder?

Wartung -> Service, servicing
Instandhaltung -> Maintenance
Instandsetzung -> Repair

Ich habe ein Dokument wo die Verwendung so aussieht:

Wartung -> Service, servicing, maintenance, repair
Instandhaltung -> Maintenance, repair
Instandsetzung -> Repair, maintenance

- posted by Affenhänger @ 5/08/2011 10:12:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

 
Steine in der Stadt

STEINE IN DER STADT: VORTRAG UND EXKURSIONEN

Im Rahmen einer Fachtagung zum Thema "Steine in der Stadt" wird Herr Dr. Friedrich Häfner (Landesamt für Geologie u. Bergbau) einen öffentlichen Abendvortrag zum Thema "Natursteine in Mainz - eine Zeitreise" halten.

Datum: Freitag, 1. April 2011
Beginn: 19.00 Uhr
Ort: Mainz, Rathaus , Jockel-Fuchs-Platz 1, Haifa-Zimmer
Eintritt frei

Zum gleichen Thema finden in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Verein Geographie für Alle e.V. an folgenden Tagen Stadtführungen statt:
Samstag, 18. Juni 2011 und Samstag, 3. September 2011, jeweils 14.30 Uhr;
Startpunkt: Haupteingang Rathaus, Jockel-Fuchs-Platz 1

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STEINE IN DER STADT: PRESENTATION AND EXCURSIONS

Following the "Steine in der Stadt" (Urban Stones) meeting Herr Dr. Friedrich Häfner (Landesamt für Geologie u. Bergbau) will give a public presentation in the evening on "Natursteine in Mainz - eine Zeitreise" (Natural stones in Mainz - A journey through time).

Date: Friday, 1 April 2011
Begin: 19.00
At: Mainz, Rathaus, Jockel-Fuchs-Platz 1, Haifa-Zimmer
Entry free

In cooperation with Verein Geographie für Alle e.V. there will be guided tours of the town will on: Saturday, 18 June 2011 and Saturday, 3 September 2011, 14.30; Start: Rathaus main entrance, Jockel-Fuchs-Platz 1

- posted by Affenhänger @ 3/25/2011 09:52:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

 
A short note on German mining schools

Just as an aside, Bergkamen once had a mining school. I was lucky enough to visit Bergkamen mining school in 1998, as it was being wound up. A lot of German mining schools in the Rhine/Ruhr region closed down during the 1990s/early 2000s as coal mining became uneconomical and government subsidies were axed. Most of them had their own, very extensive, mineral collections. When I visited Bergkamen I asked what would happen to the school's collection. I was given a large cardboard box and told to help myself. The remainder of the collection was for the skip. (We actually went there because my school, in Freiberg, Saxony, had been offered some of the Berkamen school's collection.) This procedure, bordering on criminal damage, was similar in most of the mining schools that closed down at this time. These German mining schools were generally directly related to the local coal mining industry and were vocational schools, training miners, and should not be confused with places like the Camborne School of Mines.

- posted by Affenhänger @ 2/13/2011 01:02:00 AM 0 comments links to this post

 
Japanese volcano Shinmoedake erupts

Actually a couple of days old now, I published this on my geological list on Tuesday.

After keeping quiet for more than 50 years the southern Japanese volcano Shinmoedake makes an impressive comeback.

Shinmoedake (新燃岳) is a volcano in Kyūshū, Japan, and a part of the Kirishima cluster of volcanoes. It is believed to have formed tens of thousands of years ago. Past observed records include eruptions in 1716, 1717, 1771, 1822, 1959, 1991, 2008, and 2009. The latest eruptions began on January 19, 2011, and the alert level was raised to 3 on January 27. (Wikipedia, last accessed 04.02.2011)

- posted by Affenhänger @ 2/03/2011 11:48:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

 
New publication: 'GEOGRAPHIE DER PFALZ'

The 'Verlag Pfälzische Landeskunde' publishing house has released a comprehensive work on the 'Geographie der Pfalz'. It provides an up-to-date review of the natural and cultural world of the German Palatinate (Pfalz), including life in the modern day.

The book, with 384 pages including numerous colour plates, graphics, tables and maps, is divided into six chapters:

- Die Pfalz im Überblick (an overview of the Palatinate)
- Der Naturraum (the natural world)
- Der Natur- und Kulturraum (the natural and cultural world)
- Der Kulturraum (the cultural world)
- Die Pfalz in der Kunst (the Palatinate in art)
- Die Pfalz und ihre Pfälzer (the Palatinate and its people).

The geological and hydrogeological contributions in the chapter on the natural world were written by staff of the LGB (the geological survey of the Rhineland-Palatinate).

Michael Geiger (Ed.): Geographie der Pfalz
Landau: Verlag Pfälzische Landeskunde, 2010. - ISBN: 978-3-9812974-0-9
Price: €34.80

- posted by Affenhänger @ 2/03/2011 08:17:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

 
AGU blogosphere

I recently disocvered the AGU (American Geophysical Union) blogosphere page. The front page includes links to ten blogs hosted at the AGU and related in some way to earth and planetary sciences. I have included four of them in my blogroll.

- posted by Affenhänger @ 1/23/2011 07:55:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

 
Letter on Fossil Brachiopods

Carnets de Geologie has issued a new Letter, which is in English only this time, but with a French abstract, dealing with Brachiopods.

Letter 3 [2010]: Fossil Phoronida and their inferred ichnotaxa, by Christian C. EMIG.- Reference: [CG2010_L03] [early release: Nov 26th; official release: Nov 30th]

Note brève 3 [2010] : Phoronida fossiles et leurs ichnotaxons induits, par Christian C. EMIG.- Référence : [CG2010_L03]

[version préliminaire : 26 novembre ; version finale : 30 novembre]

The electronic versions of 2 volumes (Saudi Arabia and Aptian)of the "International Stratigraphic Lexicon" are also being published on the occasion of STRATI2010. They can be found at Lexicon

You can order your copy of the DVD-ROM (tome 7, October 2002 to July 2010) for only 2 euros (+ 2 euros shipping charges) through PayPal.

- posted by Affenhänger @ 11/27/2010 09:22:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

 
Virtual Palaeontology

Wassat?

Simply, the three-dimensional study of fossils within the rock matrix. It allows three-dimensional structures to be studied, including soft tissue, sometimes in great detail. Methods are divided into; physical-optical tomography, using slice images; optical tomography, only available for fossils in translucent materials such as chert and amber; and x-ray computer tomography (CT), which is completely non-destructive. The first two are relatively old and established methods. They always ultimately entail the destruction of the specimen. Using CT, a relatively new method borrowed from medicine, extremely rare specimens can be investigated in astounding detail without destroying the matrix or, more importantly, the fossil.

Here are one or two references:

Seeing the light

Palaeontologists can now look inside fossils without damaging them

Apr 10th 2008

http://www.economist.com/node/11014512?story_id=11014512

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Palaeontologia Electronica

http://palaeo-electronica.org

PE Article Number: 12.3.13A

Copyright: Paleontological Association December 2009

Submission: 15 November 2008. Acceptance: 2 July 2009

Sellers, W.I., Manning, P.L., Lyson, T., Stevens, K., and Margetts, L., 2009. Virtual Palaeontology: Gait Reconstruction of Extinct Vertebrates Using High Performance Computing. Palaeontologia Electronica Vol. 12, Issue 3; 11A: 26p;

http://palaeo-electronica.org/2009_3/180/index.html

VIRTUAL PALAEONTOLOGY: GAIT RECONSTRUCTION OF EXTINCT VERTEBRATES USING HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING

http://palaeo-electronica.org/2009_3/180/180.pdf

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Geology Today

From clergymen to computers-the advent of virtual palaeontology

Russell J. Garwood, Imran A. Rahman, Mark D. Sutton

Article first published online: 20 MAY 2010

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2451.2010.00753.x/full

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X-ray micro-tomography of Carboniferous stem-Dictyoptera: new insights into early insects

doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0199

Biol. Lett. published online 14 April 2010

Russell Garwood and Mark Sutton

http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2010/04/08/rsbl.2010.01 99.full.pdf

- posted by Affenhänger @ 11/25/2010 08:09:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

 
EU-Richtlinie Zahlungsverzug (Einigung EP-Rat) - 14.09.10 Brüssel

Zahlungsverzug: Endlich Rechtssicherheit europaweit Zahlungsziel 30+30 Tage / Verzugszinsen von acht Prozent / Mindestentschädigung für Gläubiger / Einigung Europaparlament-Rat Unternehmen und die öffentliche Hand in der EU müssen künftig pünktlicher zahlen. Unterhändler des Europaparlaments und der Mitgliedstaaten einigten sich gestern Abend auf eine neue EU-Richtlinie zum Zahlungsverzug. "Endlich wird dem Pleitegeier Zahlungsausfall der Kragen umgedreht. Oft nämlich stehen kleinere Betriebe vor dem Bankrott, wenn ein größerer Auftrag nicht pünktlich bezahlt wird. Künftig können sie ihre Rechte besser durchsetzen", sagte der binnenmarktpolitische Sprecher der EVP-Fraktion, Andreas Schwab (CDU).

Grundsätzlich tritt bei Rechnungen für Unternehmen europaweit spätestens nach 60 Tagen Verzug ein. Die dann fälligen Verzugszinsen sollen acht Prozent betragen. Für öffentliche Stellen soll eine Frist von 30 Tagen gelten. In Ausnahmefällen können dort bis zu 60 Tage für die Zahlung vorgesehen werden, etwa im Gesundheitswesen oder wenn dies Verwaltungsvorgänge und -Prüfungen erforderlich machen. Gläubiger sollen eine Mindestentschädigung von 40 Euro für eine Mahnung bekommen und können eine Entschädigung für weitere angemessene Kosten verlangen. "Die neue Richtlinie ist ein echter Fortschritt für alle Unternehmen, die auch grenzüberschreitend tätig sind. Endlich gilt, dass die vertragswidrige 'Freiheit', nicht zu zahlen, dort endet, wo die Existenz des anderen gefährdet wird", sagte der CDU-Europaabgeordnete. Nach Angaben der Kommission gibt es derzeit in der EU etwa 90 Milliarden Euro an unbezahlten Rechnungen. Zwei Drittel davon entfallen auf die öffentliche Hand und ein Drittel auf Unternehmen. "Viele mittelständische Betriebe schrecken bisher oft vor der Durchsetzung von Verzugszinsen zurück, weil sie um ihre Geschäftsbeziehungen fürchten.

Mit der neuen Richtlinie tun wir konkret etwas für die Verbesserung der Zahlungsmoral. Jetzt muss es darum gehen, dass für die gerichtliche Geltendmachung von Forderungen überall in Europa ähnliche Fristen gelten", sagte der EVP-Politiker. Das Europäische Parlament wird die neue Richtlinie voraussichtlich am 19. Oktober verabschieden. Nach einer formalen Billigung durch den Rat kann die Richtlinie im kommenden Jahr in Kraft treten. Ab 2013 gelten dann die neuen Bestimmungen.

- posted by Affenhänger @ 9/15/2010 11:24:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

 
World's Deepest Black Smokers Found

A number of new black smokers, the deepest yet known, have been discovered by a team of British scientists. The vents are more than three miles deep (5,000 metres) in the Cayman Trough, in the Caribbean. That is nearly half a mile deeper than the previously known deepest vents. Black smokers are undersea volcanic vents, commonly known for their wealth of mineral deposits emplaced by the superheated water being ejected from them. These particular vents are rich in copper and iron ores and were discovered using a deep diving vehicle launched and under remote control from the Royal Research Ship James Cook.

Read the whole story at Science Daily.

- posted by Affenhänger @ 4/11/2010 06:38:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

 
Venus is geologically active

ESA's (European Space Agency) Venus Express has now provided good evidence that Venus remains active geologically. It has identified young lava flows by the unique infrared radiation they emit. This suggests that volcanic eruptions are still possible on the planet.

It has been obvious for a long time that Venus does not have enough craters. Compare the surface of Venus to Mars, the Moon and Mercury, for example. On Venus they have been wiped from the surface over time. The cause is thought to be volcanic activity, but it remained unclear whether this was a fast or a slow process. Does cataclysmic volcanic activity resurface the entire planet with lava, or is a gradual sequence of smaller volcanic eruptions the culprit? These new results suggest the latter case is true.

"Now we have strong evidence right at the surface for recent eruptions," says Sue Smrekar, a scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.

Read the ESA article with graphics here.

- posted by Affenhänger @ 4/08/2010 06:43:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

 
Latest offerings from my German bookshop

Here are the latest arrivals at my German bookshop. They can all be ordered online at the shop or by email.

Walter, R.
AACHEN UND SÜDLICHE UMGEBUNG
Nordeifel und Nordost-Ardennen

(Sammlung Geologischer Führer, Band 100), 2010. 360 Seiten, 122 Abbildungen, 102 Farbbilder, broschiert.
€29.90

Höflinger, J.
DIE BRACHIOPODEN DES DEUTSCHEN MALM
Ein Bestimmungsbuch für Sammler
Das Buch wendet sich speziell an Sammler, die nicht die professionellen Möglichkeiten zur Analyse der inneren Merkmale des Brachiopodengehäuses haben.
2010. Mit über 200 Fotos in 4 Ansichten und zahlreichen Zeichnungen und Tafeln.
Paperback.
€14.90

Neuauflage soben erschienen!
Peter Rothe
DIE GEOLOGIE DEUTSCHLANDS
48 Landschaften im Portrait
3. durchgesehene und aktualisierte Auflage 2009. 240 Seiten, 142 Abbildungen, gebunden.
€39.90

Wolfgang Spielmann
GEOLOGISCHE STREIFZÜGE DURCH DIE EIFEL
Gesteine prägen Landschaft und Natur
Die Eifel ist eine der abwechslungsreichsten Mittelgebirgslandschaften Deutschlands. Ihre feuerige Vergangenheit, die vor ca. 50 Millionen Jahren in der Tertiärzeit begann und erst mit der jüngsten Eiszeit zu Ende ging, hat eine einzigartige Formenwelt in dieser Region hinterlassen. Vielfältig präsentieren sich aber auch die Sedimentgesteine im Eifelraum, die wiederum oft Fundstätten prächtig erhaltener Fossilien darstellen, die weit über dieses Gebiet hinaus berühmt geworden sind.

Die geologischen Streifzüge führen uns u.a. in folgende Gebiete:

- die Wittlicher Senke

- die westliche Vulkaneifel

- die vulkanische Hocheifel

- die Gerolsteiner-Hillesheimer Region

- die Mayen-Laacher Region

3. Auflage 2009. 127 Seiten mit Farbfotos, paperback.

€14.90

Gibbons, W. & Moreno, T.
THE GEOLOGY OF CHILE
This book is the first comprehensive account in English of the geology of Chile, providing a key reference work that brings together many years of research, and written mostly by Chilean authors from various universities and other centres of research excellence. The 13 chapters begin with a general overview, followed by detailed accounts of Andean tectonostratigraphy and magmatism, the amazingly active volcanism, the world class ore deposits that have proven to be so critical to the welfare of the country, and Chilean water resources. The subject then turns to geophysics with an examination of neotectonics and earthquakes, the hazardous frequency of which is a daily fact of life for the Chilean population. There are chapters on the offshore geology and oceanography of the SE Pacific Ocean, subjects that continue to attract much research not least from those seeking to understand world climatic variations, and on late Quaternary land environments, concluding with an account examining human colonization of southernmost America. The geological evolution of Chile is the c. 550 million year history of a continental margin over 4000 km long. During his voyage on H.M.S. Beagle, an extended visit to Chile (1834-35) had a profound impact on Charles Darwin, especially on his understanding of volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis. Over more recent decades scientists have come to recognize the Chilean Andes as providing the classic example of a mountain belt produced by oceanic subduction beneath a continent, as well as some of the most dramatic scenic and climatic variations on Earth. In the final chapter, the editors offer a description of a drive from the Mediterranean landscapes of central Chile to the hyperarid Atacama Desert, a contribution designed to give visitors a chance to experience for themselves the geology and scenery of this extraordinary country.
2007. 424 pp., paperback.
£35.00

Schmincke, Hans-Ulrich
VULKANE DER EIFEL
Aufbau, Entstehung und heutige Bedeutung

Der jüngste Vulkan Deutschlands, das Ulmener Maar, ist gerade mal 11000 Jahren alt. Auch der Laacher-See-Vulkan, bei dessen gewaltiger Eruption Glutlawinen den Rhein zu einem riesigen See aufstauten, brach erst vor 12900 Jahren aus - geologisch gesprochen also vor wenigen Sekunden. Ist der Eifelvulkanismus erloschen wie lange behauptet wurde? Schmincke gibt in diesem Buch die Antwort: Neue Vulkane können in der Eifel jederzeit entstehen. Doch wann und wo kann niemand vorhersagen. Anschaulich, klar verständlich und unterhaltsam erläutert Schmincke die vielfältigen Facetten der Eifelvulkane. Das opulent ausgestattete Buch lädt ein zu einem Spaziergang durch eine Region, in der man vulkanische Phänomene so direkt bestaunen und begreifen kann wie nirgendwo sonst in Mitteleuropa. Das jüngste Vulkangebiet Mitteleuropas, ein beliebtes Erholungsgebiet, ist gleichzeitig Anziehungspunkt für Forscher aus aller Welt und eines der am besten untersuchten Vulkangebiete der Welt überhaupt.

Geschrieben für an Vulkanismus interessierte Laien, Dozenten und Studenten der Geowissenschaften und Geographie, Lehrer in der Sek II und regional an der Eifel Interessierte.
2009. 160 Seiten mit 185 Farbabbildungen, gebunden.
€29.95

Heiner Flick
LAHN-DILL-GEBIET
Steinbrüche und Eisenerz
Das Lahn-Dill-Gebiet ist ein Wirtschaftsraum, der durch Bergbau und Industrie geprägt wurde. Geografisch lässt sich dieser Raum nur unscharf abgrenzen. Die Bezeichnung entstand, als die Region an der der Dill (Fluss) und der oberen und mittleren Lahn noch eines der wichtigsten Erzreviere und der bedeutendste Standorte der eisenerzeugenden und eisenverarbeitenden Industrie des Deutschen Reiches war. In den 70er Jahren des vorigen Jahrhunderts fand sich die grösste Gewerbedichte nicht etwa zwischen Ruhr und Emscher, sondern im Lahn-Dill-Gebiet. Das Lahn-Dill-Gebiet erstreckt sich über den gesamten oberen und mittleren Lauf der Lahn und weit in ihre Seiten- und Nebentäler. Als Orientierung für die Abgrenzung des Lahn-Dill-Gebietes kann die Fläche innerhalb und knapp ausserhalb eines gedachten Polygons mit folgenden Eckpunkten gelten: Dillquelle, oberes Dietzhölzetal, Bad Laasphe, Biedenkopf, Buchenau, Gladenbach, Lollar, Giessen, Wetzlar, Braunfels, Weilburg, Breitscheid und Haiger.

(Streifzüge durch die Erdgeschichte)
2009. 116 Seiten mit zahlreichen farbigen Abbildungen und Karten, kartoniert.
€14.95

Schäfer, A.
KLASTISCHE SEDIMENTE
Fazies und Sequenzstratigraphie

Klastische Sedimente entstehen durch Verwitterung und Erosion von Gesteinen. In Faziesmodellen interpretiert man die verschiedenen genetischen Bedingungen des Transports und der Ablagerung. Mit dem Arbeitskonzept der Sequenzstratigraphie lassen sich zeitgleiche Ablagerungsprozesse auch über große Entfernungen hinweg korrelieren und interpretieren. Ein modernes Lehrbuch der Sedimentologie hat auf dem deutschen Markt lange gefehlt. Der Autor hat das heutige Wissen in diesem Fachgebiet zusammengetragen. Er beschreibt ausführlich Faziesmodelle und Fallstudien und macht so die sedimentologische Analyse von klastischen Ablagerungen verständlich. Ein ausführliches Kapitel ist der Sequenzstratigraphie gewidmet, die sich in den letzten Jahrzehnten zu einer anspruchsvollen Herausforderung an den interpretierend arbeitenden Sedimentologen entwickelt hat. Reichlich erläuterte Zeichnungen und Fotos helfen den Zugang zu diesem weiten Feld geologischer Praxis zu eröffnen. Zum leichteren Einstieg in die internationale Literatur sind für wichtige Fachbegriffe die englischen Äquivalente angegeben.
2006. Neuausgabe 2010. 414 Seiten, zahlreiche Abbildungen, kartoniert.
Die Neuausgabe ist gründlich durchgesehen und verbessert worden.
€59.95

- posted by Affenhänger @ 1/22/2010 01:48:00 AM 0 comments links to this post

 
Thermogeological dates for your diary

This is from a thermogeological list I subscribe to. Acknowledgements to David Banks.

Please note the following dates for your diary:

26th January 2010: “An Introduction to Ground Source Heating and Cooling”. VIA University College and Holymoor Consultancy will teach this 1-day short course at Horsens, Denmark (in English language). See http://www.vitusbering.dk/uc/topinfo.asp?sid=514 (click “Tilmeldingsblanket” on this page for a booking form!). Contact Inga Sorensen or David Banks for further details.

26th January 2010: “Ground Source Energy”. Conference and workshops at CBI Conference Centre, London. Further info at gegroundsource.co.uk.

22nd February 2010. “Heat Pump Technology using Mine Water”. Caphouse Mining Museum, Wakefield, Yorkshire. 1-day conference. Contact Margaret Faull for further details.

17th-19th March 2010. Free course on “Design of ground source heat pump systems: Training of trainers”. At Peine, Germany. See www.geotrainet.eu for further info.

13th-14th April 2010. “GeoDrilling and Ground Source Live! 2010”. Exhibition and seminars; 13th-14th April 2010, Peterborough, UK. See geodrilling-show.co.uk for further info.

14th-16th April 2010. Free course on “Design of ground source heat pump systems”. Newcastle University, UK. See www.geotrainet.eu for further info.

5th-6th July 2010. Free course on “Design of ground source heat pump systems”. Poltechnical University of Valencia, Spain. See www.geotrainet.eu for further info.

Again my thanks to David Banks of Holymoor Consultancy Limited in England.
- posted by Affenhänger @ 1/10/2010 07:32:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

 
Heat pumps and minewater conference

The National Coal Mining Museum for England at Caphouse (near Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) is circulating the details of a conference to be held on 22nd February on the topic of "Heat Pump Technology using Mine Water".

The planned programme is as follows:
10.00 Coffee
Chair Sir John Harman, Trustee of National Coal Mining Museum for England and former Chair, the Environment Agency
10.30 Welcome to Yorkshire and the role heat-pump technology could play in the region's drive to become a low-carbon economy.
The Right Honourable Rosie Winterton, MP, Minister for Yorkshire
10.45 Introduction to the conference
Sir John Harman
11.00 The use of minewater for closed-loop and open-loop heat pumps and their practical application for large-scale developments, such as housing estates.
Robin Curtis, Technical Director, Earth Energy
11.30 Coffee
12.00 The use of an open-loop heat-pump system to heat social housing and an office building throughout the town of Heerlen, the Netherlands.
Eur Ing Erwin Roijen, Consultant, Remining-lowex/Cauberg-Huygen, Maastricht, the Netherlands
12.45 Discussion
13.00 Lunch
Chair Joanne Pollard, Chief Executive, CO2sense yorkshire
13.45 Potential for heat pumps in Yorkshire and the rest of the United Kingdom
Keith Parker, Head of Minewater Build and Operations, the Coal Authority
14.15 Plans for an open-loop heat-pump system at National Coal Mining Museum
M Faull, Director/W McGranaghan, Deputy Director/Mine Manager, National Coal Mining Museum for England
14.30 Ground-source and air-source heat pumps as a solution for off-gas grid communities
Dr Stephen Brown, Director of Carbon Capture and Storage, CO2sense yorkshire
15.00 The environmental message
Councillor Robert Light, Board member, the Environment Agency
15.30 Discussion
16.00 Tea
Interested participants may contact Margaret Faull on managing.director@ncm.org.uk

Labels: conference, England, heat pumps, mine water, minewater, Yorkshire

- posted by Affenhänger @ 1/08/2010 10:52:00 PM 1 comments links to this post

 
Landmarks in the History of the German Language

Published by Peter Lang Oxford

Landmarks in the History of the German Language
Horan, Geraldine/Langer, Nils/Watts, Sheila (eds)

Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien, 2009. VIII, 312 pp., 5 tables and graphs
Britische und Irische Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur
British and Irish Studies in German Language and Literature Vol. 52
Edited by Reiss Hans S./Yates W. Edgar

ISBN 978-3-03911-890-8 pb.
Order online

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The contributions to this volume explore eleven key developments in the external history of the German language, that is, the combination of social, political and cultural circumstances which influenced the language and its speakers. Some of these 'landmarks' are individuals or groups of people who have exerted influence over the language: Charlemagne, Luther, the early modern grammarians and lexicographers. Others are studies of particular periods, places or groups which have not found their place in more narrative accounts: standardisation in the nineteenth century, the role of Low German, the state of German at the 'Stunde Null' in 1945. An overarching theme is the role of deliberate intervention in the development of German, whether it took the form of education, prescriptivism, purism or political manipulation. The essays, a number of which were originally delivered as lectures in the University of Cambridge and all of which are by specialists in the field, combine to provide a history of the German language in its social context.

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- posted by Affenhänger @ 1/08/2010 04:19:00 AM 1 comments links to this post

 
Two new articles from Carnets de Géologie

Two new articles (one English and one French) will be officially released by Carnets de Géologie on 31 December 2009.

Do Carmo D.A., Meireles R.P., Suarez P.A.Z. & Mello V.M. (2009).- Size variations of the vestibula of Krithe gnoma Do Carmo & Sanguinetti, 1999 (Ostracoda): a new procedure for their analysis.- Carnets de Géologie - Notebooks on Geology, Brest, Article 2009/09 (CG2009_A09), 9 p., 5 figs., 1 table.

Do Carmo D.A., Meireles R.P., Suarez P.A.Z. & Mello V.M. (2009).- Size variations of the vestibula of Krithe gnoma Do Carmo & Sanguinetti, 1999 (Ostracoda): a new procedure for their analysis [Nouvelle procédure pour analyser les variations des tailles de vestibules chez Krithe gnoma Do Carmo & Sanguinetti, 1999 (Ostracoda)].- Carnets de Géologie - Notebooks on Geology, Brest, Article 2009/09 (CG2009_A09), 9 p., 5 figs., 1 tabl.

Moullade M., Tronchetti G. & Babinot J.-F. (2009).- Le Gargasien de Gargas (Vaucluse, SE de la France) : synthèse des données de terrain et révision de la microfaune de foraminifères et d'ostracodes.- Carnets de Géologie - Notebooks on Geology, Brest, Article 2009/10 (CG2009_A10), 15 p., 9 figs.

Moullade M., Tronchetti G. & Babinot J.-F. (2009).- Le Gargasien de Gargas (Vaucluse, SE de la France) : synthèse des données de terrain et révision de la microfaune de foraminifères et d'ostracodes [The Gargasian of Gargas (Vaucluse, SE France): Synthesis of field data and revision of the foraminiferal and ostracodal microfauna].- Carnets de Géologie - Notebooks on Geology, Brest, Article 2009/10 (CG2009_A10), 15 p., 9 figs.

- posted by Affenhänger @ 12/28/2009 09:02:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

 
30 inch, 2 lb. late Jurassic dinosaur

A 30 inch, 2 lb dinosaur, Fruitadens haagarorum, dating from the late Jurassic, is the smallest ornithischian dinosaur ever found. The New York Times has a small article on it. The abstract from The Proceedings of the Royal Society, with the title "Lower limits of ornithischian dinosaur body size inferred from a new Upper Jurassic heterodontosaurid from North America" can be read here. (Richard J. Butler, Peter M. Galton, Laura B. Porro, Luis M. Chiappe, Donald M. Henderson, and Gregory M. Erickson Lower limits of ornithischian dinosaur body size inferred from a new Upper Jurassic heterodontosaurid from North America Proc R Soc B 2009 : rspb.2009.1494v1-rspb20091494.)

- posted by Affenhänger @ 10/23/2009 12:15:00 AM 0 comments links to this post

 
Nummulus brattenburgensis and Crania craniolaris

Carnets de Géologie has announced a new English publication:

Article 8 [2009]: Nummulus brattenburgensis and Crania craniolaris (Brachiopoda, Craniidae), by Christian C. EMIG.- Format [HTML] or [PDF 1.590 KB] Reference: [CG2009_A08], 11 p., 8 figs., 1 tabl.

Abstract: The Brattingsborg pennies are mentioned in medieval texts dating from the middle of the first millennium and many popular medieval legends refer to their occurrence on Ivö Island in the Scania region (Sweden) as brattingsborgpenningar or in Latin as Nummulus brattenburgensis. Actually they are valves of the fossil brachiopod Crania craniolaris originally described by Linnaeus (1758) as Anomia craniolaris from the Upper Cretaceous. Later Retzius (1781) created the genus Crania based on these specimens from Ivö Island and on another species he described under Crania (now Isocrania) egnabergensis from Ignaberga in the Scania region. The scientific history of those two species is reviewed along with that of Danocrania tuberculata (Nilsson, 1826), formerly figured as Craniolites brattenburgicus, from the Danian of Scania. Two legends about these "pennies" are included.

- posted by Affenhänger @ 10/20/2009 03:48:00 AM 0 comments links to this post

 
Water Scarcity

Water Scarcity - Winter School 2010 on:
Analysing, mapping and evaluating spatio-temporal water scarcity problems
1 – 11 February 2010 in Salzburg, Austria

The international Winter School, organised by the Centre for Geoinformatics deals with topics surrounding the analysis, visualisation and evaluation of spatio-temporal problems related to water scarcity. Delegates learn about current scientific methods and techniques for spatial data acquisition and processing in theory and practise. These methods and techniques methods and techniques can be applied to relevant planning processes in the water sector and in water management. A central focus is placed on learning to implement an early-warning system for water scarcity based on existing operational methods (e.g. Meteorisk) and the associated characterisation of the most important anthropogenically influenced and natural surface waters and groundwater systems.
Information and registration
Registration begins on 1 October and ends on 31 December 2009. We recommend quick registration due to the limited number of places available.

- posted by Affenhänger @ 9/20/2009 06:37:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

 
New Book Published by Carnets de Géologie

Carnets de Géologie had announced the publication of a new book. Book 3 [2009]: PaleoParks - The protection and conservation of fossil sites worldwide [Paléo-Parcs - Sauvegarde et valorisation de sites fossilifères à travers le monde], by Jere H. LIPPS & Bruno R.C. GRANIER (special editors).- Reference: [CG2009_BOOK_03], ISBN13: 978-2-916733-06-7.

This special volume consists of invited contributions based on presentations given at the three PaleoParks Workshops at the International Geological Congress in Florence (2004) and Oslo (2008) and the International Paleontological Congress in Beijing (2006).

For their interest, comments and advice about the PaleoParks initiative the editor thanks (in alphabetic order): R. Aldridge (Leicester, UK), D. Harper (Copenhagen, Denmark), B. Lieberman (Lawrence, Kansas, USA), and R. Maddocks (Houston, Texas, USA). PaleoParks is a special project of the International Paleontological Association (URL: http://ipa.geo.ku.edu/) under the direction of J.H. Lipps (Berkeley, California, USA) as the IPA Delegate for PaleoParks. Alain Coutelle (Brest, France) provided invaluable help for the translation of the English abstracts into French.

List of Contents:
• Cover page
Format [HTML] or [PDF 422 KB]
• Chapter 1. PaleoParks: Our paleontological heritage protected and conserved in the field worldwide, by Jere H. Lipps Format [HTML] or [PDF 1,013 KB], p. 1-10.
• Chapter 2. The Triassic Guanling fossil Group - A key GeoPark from Barren Mountain, Guizhou Province, China, by Xiaofeng Wang, Xiaohong Chen, Chuanshang Wang & Long Cheng Format [HTML] or [PDF 5,376 KB], p. 11-28.
• Chapter 3. The GeoPark of Haute-Provence, France - Geology and palaeontology protected for sustainable development, by Jean-Simon Pagès [HTML] or [PDF 2,478 KB], p. 29-34.
• Chapter 4. The protection and use of the geological and paleontological heritage in Baja California Sur, Mexico, by Javier Gaitán Morán & Alejandro Álvarez Arellano - Capítulo 4. El resguardo y aprovechamiento del patrimonio geológico y paleontológico en Baja California Sur, México, por Javier Gaitán Morán & Alejandro Álvarez Arellano [HTML] o [PDF 391 KB], p. 35-48.
• Chapter 5. Protecting fossil sites in New Zealand, by Bruce W. Hayward [HTML] or [PDF 548 KB], p. 49-64.
• Chapter 6. The Salt Range: Pakistan's unique field museum of geology and paleontology, by Shahid Jamil Sameeni HTML] or [PDF 1,454 KB], p. 65-73.
• Chapter 7. Paleontological parks and museums and prominent fossil sites in Thailand and their importance in the conservation of fossils, by Nareerat Boonchai, Paul J. Grote & Pratueng Jintasakul [HTML] or [PDF 7,448 KB], p. 75-95.
• Chapter 8. Managing fossil resources at the Falls of the Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, USA: A fossil park in an urban setting, by Alan Goldstein [HTML] or [PDF 259 KB], p. 97-101.
• Chapter 9. Paleo-piracy endangers Vendian (Ediacaran) fossils in the White Sea - Arkhangelsk region of Russia, by Mikhail A. Fedonkin, Andrey Yu. Ivantsov, Maxim V. Leonov, Jere H. Lipps, Ekaterina A. Serezhnikova, Eugeniy I. Malyutin & Yuriy V. Khan [HTML] or [PDF 2,686 KB], p. 103-111.
• Chapter 10. Copper Canyon track locality (Pliocene) conservation strategies, Death Valley National Park, USA, by Torrey Nyborg [HTML] or [PDF 2,220 KB], p. 113-119.
• Chapter 11. A possible Late Miocene fossil forest PaleoPark in Hungary, by Géza Császár, Miklós Kázmér, Boglárka Erdei & Imre Magyar [HTML] or [PDF 3,862 KB], p. 121-133.

The preliminary English version can be found at:

http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/uk-index.html#NEW

- posted by Affenhänger @ 8/27/2009 12:25:00 AM 0 comments links to this post

 
A Low Point in Quarrying for the Rhineland-Palatinate

A new low point in quarrying in the Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany) has been reached with the creation of a new level at the Hahnstätten limestone quarry. On 20 March 2009, a new low point was created in the accessable surface of the Rhineland-Palatinate. The previous lowest point was surpassed when the new level was excavated to 28 m AD (above datum - German: Normalnull). Limestone extraction will continue in the Hahnstätten quarry to 30 m BD (below datum) in the coming years. Of course, exposures exist in current and historical subsurface mining operations that extend to below sea level. Level 25 in the Grube Holzappel mine, for example, reaches 789 m BD.

- posted by Affenhänger @ 4/02/2009 06:57:00 PM 2 comments links to this post

 
2 New Publications from Carnets de Géologie

Carnets de Géologie have issued 2 new publications: a memoir in English and a letter in both English & CASTELLANO! I have only published the links to the English versions.

Letter 1 [2009]: Serravallian (Miocene) nannofossils in Patagonia, Argentina, by Margarita SIMEONI. - Format [HTML] or [PDF 689 KB] - Reference: [CG2009_L01]
Abstract: For the first time, nannofossils found in the marine stratigraphic unit named "Patagoniano" which crops out at Cerro Chenque and Cerro Hermitte in southeastern Chubut, Argentina, are documented. They were recovered from pelitic levels in the lower part of coarsening-upward siliciclastic sedimentary sequences. The nannofossils are assigned in part to the Discoaster kugleri Zone NN7 (Martini, 1971) and CN5b (Bukry, 1971, 1973) thus allowing correlation of the productive levels with the Serravallian Stage (upper Middle Miocene).

Nota breve 1 [2009]: Nannofósiles del Serravalliano (Mioceno) en Patagonia, Argentina, de Margarita SIMEONI.- Formato [HTML] o [PDF 689 KB] - Referencia: [CG2009_L01]
Resumen: Se documenta el primer hallazgo de nannofósiles en el "Patagoniano", unidad estratigráfica marina aflorante en Cerro Chenque y Cerro Hermitte, al sudeste de Chubut, Argentina. Los nannofósiles fueron recuperados en niveles pelíticos inferiores de diferentes ciclos sedimentarios, grano-crecientes hacia la parte superior, formados por rocas siliciclásticas. Los nannofósiles pertenecen, en parte, a la Zona de Discoaster kugleri NN7 (Martini, 1971) and CN5b (Bukry, 1971, 1973) permitiendo la correlación de los niveles fértiles con el Piso Serravalliano (Mioceno Medio superior).

Note brève 1 [2009] : Nannofossiles du Serravallien (Miocène) de Patagonie, Argentine, par Margarita SIMEONI.- Format [HTML] ou [PDF 689 KB] - Référence : [CG2009_L01]
Résumé : Nous décrivons pour la première fois la découverte de nannofossiles dans une unité stratigraphique marine appelé le "Patagonien" affleurant au Cerro Chenque et au Cerro Hermitte au SE de Chubut, Argentine. Ils ont été trouvés dans les niveaux pélitiques de la partie inférieure de séquences sédimentaires silicoclastiques granocroissantes. Ces nannofossiles qui appartiennent, pour partie, à la Zone à Discoaster kugleri NN7 (Martini, 1971) et CN5b (Bukry, 1971, 1973) permettent de corréler les niveaux correspondants à l'étage Serravallien (partie supérieure du Miocène moyen).

Memoir 1 [2009]: Mediterranean Neocomian belemnites, part 3: Valanginian-Hauterivian belemnites, by Nico M.M. JANSSEN.- Format [HTML] or [PDF 2,898 KB] - Reference: [CG 2009_M01]
Abstract: The classical papers of Raspail (1829, 1830) and Duval-Jouve (1841) described a wide range of belemnite species, mainly from the Lower Cretaceous of the Castellane-Peyroules area (Alpes de Haute-Provence, France). The present work focuses mainly on the biostratigraphy of these previously described belemnite taxa for their stratigraphic relationships had not been determined precisely. Here, biostratigraphy is related to the lithologic successions and faunal associations (ammonites) of various outcrops in the area studied. Complementary data were obtained from the La Lagne, Les Allaves and Pas d'Escale sections (Alpes de Haute-Provence, France). And, in order to attain a better understanding of the stratigraphic distribution of Late Valanginian belemnites in condensed glauconitic deposits, these assemblages are compared with belemnites from deeper water successions in the Angles, Source de l'Asse de Moriez, Cheiron areas and those in the vicinity of La Charce and Ver gol that are even deeper.

Mémoire 1 [2009] : Bélemnites néocomienne des régions méditerranéennes, 3ème partie : Bélemnites de l'intervalle Valanginien-Hauterivien, par Nico M.M. JANSSEN.- Format [HTML] ou [PDF 15.672 KB] / pages 45-75 avec arrière-plan colorisé [PDF 3.477 KB] - Référence : [CG2009_M01]
Résumé : Les travaux classiques mais anciens de Raspail (1829, 1830) et Duval-Jouve (1841) décrivent une grande variété d'espèces de bélemnites, provenant essentiellement du Crétacé inférieur de la région de Castellane-Peyroules (Alpes de Haute-Provence, France). Cette nouvelle contribution s'articule autour de la distribution biostratigraphique des bélemnites décrites précédemment car jusqu'à présent cet aspect avait été négligé. Le canevas biostratigraphique est calibré avec les successions lithologiques et les associations fauniques (ammonitofaune) de plusieurs affleurements dans cette région. Des données supplémentaires ont été obtenues à partir de coupes levées dans d'autres secteurs des Alpes de Haute-Provence: La Lagne, Les Allaves et Pas d'Escale. De plus, afin de mieux comprendre la distribution stratigraphique des bélemnites du Valanginien supérieur au sein de niveaux condensés glauconitiques ces associations sont comparées avec les bélemnites de milieux de dépôt p lus profonds à Angles, à la Source de l'Asse de Moriez et à Cheiron, et avec celles des environs de La Charce et Vergol qui correspondent à des milieux plus profonds encore.

- posted by Affenhänger @ 3/26/2009 06:50:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

 
Freeze-dried fossils

Some exceptionally well preserved fossils have been found in the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica's Transantarctic Mountains. They include insects, mosses, freshwater shrimps and algae and represent the remains of a tundra ecosystem existing before the big cool began about 14 million years ago. The fossils themselves are 14.07 Ma and are the first to be recovered in this area, even though it already has a 100-year history of exploration. They were discovered by an international research team led by David Marchant, associate professor of earth sciences at Boston Uni and also included Melanie Leng from the UK's NERC (Natural Environment Research Council) Isotopes Geosciences Laboratory. The findings were reported in the US journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

- posted by Affenhänger @ 11/18/2008 11:47:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

 
ISRM Newsletter

The latest edition of the ISRM (International Society for Rock Mechanics) newsletter is online here.

- posted by Affenhänger @ 11/17/2008 02:43:00 AM 0 comments links to this post

 
New e-book and CD from Carnets de Géologie

Carnets de Géologie have released a new e-book and a new CD. See below for details.

Mattioli E. (special editor), Gardin S., Giraud F., Olivero D., Pittet B. & Reboulet S. (2008). Guidebook for the post-congress fieldtrip in the Vocontian Basin, SE France (September 11-13, 2008). 12th Meeting of the International Nannoplankton Association (Lyon, September 7-10, 2008), ISBN 978-2-916733-02-9, Carnets de Géologie, Brest, Book/Livre 2008/01 (CG2008_BOOK_01), 26 p., 18 figs.

Contents: • Chapter 1. The Aalenian-Bajocian (Middle Jurassic) of the Digne area. • Chapter 2. The Global Boundary Stratotype Sections and Points (GSSP) of the Hauterivian: La Charce section (Drôme, France, Vocontian Basin). • Chapter 3. The nannofossil succession of la Charce across the Valanginian-Hauterivian boundary. • Chapter 4. The OAE 1d (Oceanic Anoxic Event, latest Albian). • Chapter 5. The GSSP (Global boundary Stratotype Section and Point) for the base of the Cenomanian stage (Kennedy et al, 2004). • Chapter 6. The Cenozoic of the Barrême syncline.

[Available in English only!] [Disponible uniquement en version anglaise !]

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The new CD (tome 5) covers October 2002 to mid-July 2008. It is available for only 3 euros (+ 2 euros shipping charges) through PayPal! This edition was sponsored 1) by the organizing committee of the 12th Meeting (Lyon, September 2008) of the International Nannoplankton Association (with its representative Emanuela Mattioli) and 2) by TimeMatters, an Australian consulting paleontology company (with its representative Eric Monteil).

- posted by Affenhänger @ 9/08/2008 06:43:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

 
The things daughters say

My daughter last night, going to bed, talking to mum:
"Ooh, it's cool in my bedroom tonight. Mammy, can you pull my quilt down a little bit further?"
Mum: "Yes, but why?"
"Then if I grow a bit in the night, my feet won't stick out the bottom and get cold."

- posted by Affenhänger @ 9/04/2008 08:36:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

 
New 'Letter' and 'Memoir' from Carnets de Géologie

A preliminary version of a new 'Letter' (CG2008 L03) was posted today.

A preliminary version of a new 'Memoir' (CG2008 M03) was posted today.
[Both are available in English only, with French abstracts] (the official release are scheduled for August 27th).

Une nouvelle "Note brève" (CG2008 L03) a été mise en ligne aujourd'hui en version préliminaire.

Un nouveau "Mémoire" (CG2008 M03) a été mis en ligne aujourd'hui en version préliminaire.
[Tous deux ne sont disponibles qu'en version anglaise, avec des résumés en français] (la livraison officielle est prévue pour le 27 Août prochain)

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Letter 3 [2008]: About the stratigraphic position of the Lower Aptian Roloboceras hambrovi level, by Pierre ROPOLO, Michel MOULLADE, Gabriel CONTE & Guy TRONCHETTI. - Format [HTML] or [PDF 180 KB] - Reference: [CG2008_L03], 7 p., 4 figs.

Abstract: In the stratotype of the Lower Aptian substage the position of the assemblage that includes Roloboceras spp. and Megatyloceras spp. has been clearly established as being in the middle part of the upper Bedoulian. Some authors have erected this horizon as a subzone, or even a zone, with R. hambrovi as species index. In other areas (southern England, eastern Spain, the Ardèche in southeastern France), where taphonomic conditions are not always as favourable as they are in the stratotype, the level at which this assemblage occurs seems to be confined to the upper part of the lower Bedoulian. Various hypotheses are considered in an attempt to explain this divergence.

Note brève 3 [2008] : Sur la position stratigraphique du niveau à Roloboceras hambrovi dans l'Aptien inférieur, par Pierre ROPOLO, Michel MOULLADE, Gabriel CONTE & Guy TRONCHETTI.- Format [HTML] ou [PDF 312 KB] - Référence : [CG2008_L03], 7 p., 4 figs.

Résumé : L'association à Roloboceras spp. et Megatyloceras spp. est clairement positionnée dans la partie moyenne du Bédoulien supérieur dans le stratotype du sous-étage, au point d'avoir été érigée en sous-zone ou même en zone, avec R. hambrovi comme espèce-index, par certains auteurs. En d'autres régions (S. Angleterre, Espagne orientale, Ardèche), où les conditions de gisement ne sont cependant pas toujours aussi favorables que dans le stratotype, cette association semblerait plutôt confinée à la partie supérieure du Bédoulien inférieur. Diverses hypothèses sont considérées en vue de tenter d'expliquer cette divergence.

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Memoir 3 [2008]: The Douvilleiceratidae (Ammonoidea) of the Lower Aptian historical stratotype area at Cassis-La Bédoule (SE France), by Pierre ROPOLO, Gabriel CONTE, Michel MOULLADE, Guy TRONCHETTI & Roland GONNET. - Format [HTML] or [PDF 8,685 KB] - Reference: [CG2008_M03], 60 p., 14 figs., 24 pls.

Abstract: Recent biostratigraphic research in the marly limestones of the Cassis-La Bédoule area (SE France) provided a rich macrofauna of Douvilleiceratidae Parona & Bonarelli, 1897. From the uppermost Barremian (Pseudocrioceras waagenoides Subzone) to the middle Aptian (Parahoplites melchioris Zone), specimens of Procheloniceras, Cheloniceras, Roloboceras, Megatyloceras and Epicheloniceras were collected in succession. In this paper we describe the various genera and species from this material and delimit precisely their stratigraphic positions. Our study shows that each genus or subgenus characterizes a discrete stratigraphic interval. In addition, the Cheloniceras meyendorffi, Epicheloniceras debile, Epicheloniceras gracile, and Epicheloniceras buxtorfi subzones, originally defined in England by Casey (1961a), are identified for the first time in the middle Aptian (Gargasian) of the Lower Aptian stratotypic area of Cassis-La Bédoule.

Mémoire 3 [2008] : Les Douvilleiceratidae (Ammonoidea) de la région du stratotype historique de l'Aptien inférieur à Cassis-La Bédoule (SE de la France), par Pierre ROPOLO, Gabriel CONTE, Michel MOULLADE, Guy TRONCHETTI & Roland GONNET.- Format [HTML] ou [PDF 8.685 KB] - Référence : [CG2008_M03], 60 p., 14 figs., 24 pls.

Résumé : Des recherches biostratigraphiques récentes dans les sédiments barrémo-aptiens du secteur de Cassis-La Bédoule (SE de la France) ont révélé une riche macrofaune de Douvilleiceratidae Parona & Bonarelli, 1897. Du Barrémien terminal (Sous-zone à Pseudocrioceras waagenoides) à l'Aptien moyen (Zone à Parahoplites melchioris) nous avons recueilli, de bas en haut, d'abord des spécimens de Procheloniceras, puis de Cheloniceras, Roloboceras, Megatyloceras et Epicheloniceras. Dans cet article nous décrivons et situons stratigraphiquement les différents genres et espèces de ce matériel. Notre étude montre que chaque genre ou sous-genre caractérise un intervalle stratigraphique particulier. De plus, les sous-zones à Cheloniceras meyendorffi, Epicheloniceras debile, Epicheloniceras gracile et Epicheloniceras buxtorfi, définies à l'origine par Casey (1961a) en Angleterre, sont reconnues pour la première fois dans l'Aptien moyen (Gargasien) de la région stratotypique de Cassis-La Bédoule.

- posted by Affenhänger @ 8/16/2008 08:14:00 PM 0 comments links to this post