- Quaternary formations
- четвертичные образования
English-Russian mining dictionary. В.П. Манышев.
English-Russian mining dictionary. В.П. Манышев.
quaternary — /kwot euhr ner ee, kweuh terr neuh ree/, adj., n., pl. quaternaries. adj. 1. consisting of four. 2. arranged in fours. 3. (cap.) Geol. noting or pertaining to the present period of earth history, forming the latter part of the Cenozoic Era,… … Universalium
Lushan Quaternary Glaciation National Geopark — Infobox World Heritage Site WHS = Lushan National Park State Party = Type = Cultural Criteria = ii, iii, iv, vi ID = 778 Region = Asia Pacific Year = 1996 Session = 20th Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/778Lushan Quaternary Glaciation… … Wikipedia
Spain — • This name properly signifies the whole peninsula which forms the south western extremity of Europe. Since the political separation of Portugal, however, the name has gradually come to be restricted to the largest of the four political divisions … Catholic encyclopedia
Battle of Messines — Part of the Western Front of the First World War … Wikipedia
Salage (route) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Salage. Dans le domaine routier, le salage est l’action de répandre un fondant routier, du sel en l’occurrence, sur la chaussée afin de faire fondre la pellicule de glace ou de neige compactée … Wikipédia en Français
GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY — Names The name Ereẓ Israel (the Land of Israel) designates the land which, according to the Bible was promised as an inheritance to the Israelite tribes. In the course of time it came to be regarded first by the Jews and then also by the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Speleothem — Image showing the six most common speleothems with labels. Enlarge to view labels. A speleothem ( / … Wikipedia
Africa — /af ri keuh/, n. 1. a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. 551,000,000; ab. 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km). adj. 2. African. * * * I Second largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea,… … Universalium
Tertiary Period — Interval of geologic time, 65–1. 8 million years ago. It constitutes the first of the two periods of the Cenozoic Era, the second being the Quaternary. The Tertiary has five subdivisions: (from oldest to youngest) the Paleocene, Eocene, Oligocene … Universalium
Geology of Tasmania — Tasmania has a varied geological history, with the world s biggest exposure of diabase, or dolerite. Rocks from the Neoproterozoic, Paleozoic and Mesozoic time periods appear. It is one of the few southern hemisphere areas glaciated during the… … Wikipedia
Geology of the Iberian Peninsula — The geology of the Iberian Peninsula consists of the study of the rock formations on the Iberian Peninsula, which includes Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Gibraltar. The peninsula contains rocks from every age from Ediacaran to Recent, and almost… … Wikipedia