Linga is one of the Shetland Islands , near Vementry . It is one of many List of islands called Linga Shetland islands in Shetland called Linga . Geography and geology Linga s rock is schist and gneiss . ref name HS Haswell Smith ref The islands of Gruna and the Heag another common Shetland name are to the North. Brindister on the mainland is nearby. References reflist coord 60 19 55 N 1 27 52 W region GB type landmark display title Category Uninhabited islands of Shetland Shetland Shetland geo stub ... more details
The Franconian Line lang de Fr nkische Linie is a geological fault in central Germany that forms the border between the South German Scarplands in the west and the Fichtelgebirge mountains in the east. The Franconian Line was formed in the middle Palaeocene epoch, about 54 million years ago, when the Fichtelgebirge, with its blocks of Hercynian granite , pre Hercynian gneiss ess and Palaeozoic sedimentary rock s was uplifted above its forelands that were later filled with Mesozoic Tertiary sediments . The vertical displacement is as least convert 1000 m ft near Wirsberg and at least convert 2300 m ft near Weiden in der Oberpfalz . coord missing Bavaria Category Tectonics Category South German Scarplands Bavaria geo stub de Fr nkische Linie ... more details
Arnold Cove Coord 77 25 S 163 46 E source GNIS display inline,title is a cove along the west margin of McMurdo Sound between Gneiss Point and Marble Point , Victoria Land . It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Charles L. Arnold , leader of a United States Antarctic Research Program party that made an engineering study of Marble Point, McMurdo Station and Williams Field in the 1971&ndash 72 season. References usgs gazetteer id 611 Category Coves of Antarctica Category Landforms of Victoria Land Category Scott Coast ScottCoast geo stub ... more details
Orphan date December 2010 Striated Nunatak coor dm 67 21 S 56 13 E is a low, rounded nunatak of banded gneiss 6 nautical miles 11 km east northeast of Rayner Peak , on the east side of Robert Glacier , Enderby Land . Mapped from ANARE Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions surveys and air photos, 1934 66, and so named because the surface of the nunatak displays a remarkable development of striations, grooves, and polishing caused by ice movement across its surface. usgs gazetteer Category Nunataks of Enderby Land EnderbyLand geo stub ... more details
Garnet Point coord 66 56 S 143 46 E source GNIS is a rocky coastal point consisting of garnet gneiss , located at the west side of the entrance to Watt Bay , in the George V Coast area of Antarctica . Garnet Point was discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911 14 under Douglas Mawson , and named by that expedition s geological party led by Frank L. Stillwell . ref name gnis References Reflist refs ref name gnis cite gnis type antarid id 5500 name Garnet Point accessdate 2012 04 17 ref usgs gazetteer id 5500 Category Headlands of George V Land GeorgeVLand geo stub ... more details
Gneysovaya Peak coord 71 33 S 12 10 E source GNIS is a peak, convert 2,050 m high, on the ridge connecting Krakken Mountain and Sandseten Mountain in the Westliche Petermann Range , Wohlthat Mountains , Antarctica. It was discovered and plotted from air photos by the Third German Antarctic Expedition , 1938 39. It was mapped from air photos and surveys by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition , 1956 60, remapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition , 1960 61, and named Gora Gneysovaya gneiss mountain . ref name gnis References Reflist refs ref name gnis cite gnis type antarid id 5771 name Gneysovaya Peak accessdate 2012 04 26 ref usgs gazetteer id 5771 Category Mountains of Queen Maud Land Category Princess Astrid Coast PrincessAstridCoast geo stub ... more details
Orphan date November 2010 Scheuren Stream coor dm 77 24 S 163 39 E is a meltwater stream 1 nautical mile 1.9 km west of Gneiss Point on the coast of Victoria Land . It issues from the front of Wilson Piedmont Glacier and drains northward to the Bay of Sails. The stream was studied by Robert L. Nichols , geologist for Metcalf and Eddy, Engineers, Boston, MA, which made engineering studies here under contract to the U.S. Navy in 1957 58 season. Named by Nichols for John J. Scheuren , Jr., chief of Metcalf and Eddy s field party. usgs gazetteer Category Rivers of Victoria Land Category Scott Coast ScottCoast geo stub ... more details
Orphan date November 2010 Bay of Sails Coord 77 21 S 163 34 E source GNIS display inline,title is a shallow indentation of the coast of Victoria Land between Spike Cape and Gneiss Point . The name was suggested by the Western Geological Party of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910 13 , which while sledging across the ice at the mouth of the bay erected makeshift sails on their man drawn sledge, thereby increasing the speed. References usgs gazetteer id 13160 name Sails, Bay of DEFAULTSORT Sails, Bay of Category Bays of Victoria Land Category Scott Coast ScottCoast geo stub ... more details
Infobox book name Well Tempered Clavicle image author Piers Anthony country United States language English Language English cover artist genre Fantasy novel publisher Tor Books release date 22 November 2011 media type Print Hardcover pages 320 isbn 978 0 7653 3134 2 preceded by Knot Gneiss followed by Luck of the Draw Xanth novel Luck of the Draw Well Tempered Clavicle is the 35th book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony . The title is a pun on the Bach musical work The Well Tempered Clavier . External links http us.macmillan.com book.aspx?isbn 9780765331342 Well Tempered Clavicle on Tor Books Xanth Category American fantasy novels Category Xanth books 34 Category 2010 novels Category Novels by Piers Anthony Fantasy novel stub ... more details
Augengneiss of the Lower Gneiss Unit near Mialet Dordogne Mialet . These augengneisses overthrust ... by the Lower Gneiss Unit and the Upper Gneiss Unit UGU resting on top. The Upper Gneiss Unit is itself ... of the Lower Gneiss Unit from the southwest. The Saint Mathieu dome has upturned the nappe ... more details
is primarily composed of approximately 2.8 billion year old 2.8 Ga granite gneiss metamorphic terrain the Southwestern Province and Western Gneiss Belt , and three granite greenstone belt greenstone ..., Darling Hills, and Recherche Shelf sections. Western Gneiss Terrane Image Ausgeolbasic.jpg thumb 300px right Basic geological regions of Australia, by age The Western Gneiss Terrane is a series of polydeformed ... 2007 08 14 ref The Western Gneiss Terrane is distinct from the remainder of the Yilgarn Craton in that the latter ... consists of high grade metasediments and gneiss es of unknown protolith . The Western Gneiss Terrane is exposed along the western half of the northern margin of the Yilgarn Craton as the Narryer Gneiss ... by the Murgoo Gneiss Terrane 2.95 Ga as well as sheets of 2.75 Ga to 2.6 Ga granite, Obduction obducted ophiolite sheets the Trillbar Complex and some 2.4 Ga to 2.0 Ga Proterozoic gneiss belts. On the western ... contact with the 2.7 Ga to 2.55 Ga Yilgarn tectonic domains, lies the Jumperding Gneiss Complex ... gneiss, andalusite and sillimanite schist s, banded iron formation and other exotics, intruded by minor masses of porphyritic granite. Detrital zircons in the Jumperding Gneiss Complex range in age from ... Craton the Balingup Gneiss Complex is situated inboard from the Early Proterozoic Leeuwin Complex ... orthogneiss, with minor layers of calc silicate, ultramafic and ortho amphibolite gneiss. The metamorphic ... facies assemblages. In total, the Western Gneiss Terrane sub blocks represent an earlier substrate ... of the craton and the Western Gneiss Belt. The Murchison Province Stratigraphy, after Watkins 1990 ... Gneiss and Narryer Gneiss Terrane , indicate prolonged multi phased strike slip movement relative ... Gneiss Terrane from hematised BIF to produce direct shipping ore. Large magnetite iron ... carbonatite occurrences at Ponton, near Laverton, and regionally within the eastern granite gneiss ... Narryer gneiss Ore genesis Perth basin Perth Basin Pilbara craton Western Plateau References reflist ... more details
The Agora of the Competaliasts is one of the main markets on the island of Delos , which dates to the last quarter of the 2nd century BC. This market is directly adjacent to the Sacred Harbour . The bases of a square and a round marble monument, both dedicated to Hermes , can be found in the center of the market square. Around these two monuments, one can see the remains of many other monuments erected by merchants, sea captains, and bankers. In the northern portion of this market, one can find the Portico of Philip and an Ionic temple dedicated to Hermes. In the eastern and southern portions, are the remains of shops from the golden days of this Hellenic commerce center. The ground is paved with stones of gneiss and there are holes in the stones where tent poles would have gone. External links http www.culture.gr 2 21 211 21121a e211ua06.html Ancient Greece topics DEFAULTSORT Agora Of The Competaliasts Category Ancient Delos Category Economy of ancient Greece Ancient Greece stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The Kreuzeck Group is a mountain range in Carinthia state Carinthia , Austria , which forms part of the Central Eastern Alps . It may be considered a part of the Hohe Tauern . Image Kreuzeck.jpg thumb left Kreuzeck, 2701m 8862ft The Kreuzeck Group is mainly composed of gneiss and garnet mica schist s, and is geographically separated from the rest of the Hohe Tauern in the north by the M ll River and from the Drauzug mountains of the Southern Limestone Alps in the south by the Drava . The mountainous area approximately 450 km is sparsely populated and is used mainly for forestry and hunting . However, its tourism industry has improved in recent years. The highest peaks are Polinik 2784m , Striedenkopf 2749m , Hochkreuz 2709m and Kreuzeck 2701m . Coord 46 50 N 13 08 E display title Hohe Tauern Commons category Kreuzeckgruppe DEFAULTSORT Kreuzeck Group Category Mountain ranges of the Alps Category Mountain ranges of Tyrol state Category Mountain ranges of Carinthia state de Kreuzeckgruppe it Gruppo del Kreuzeck pl Kreuzeckgruppe ... more details
Infobox Rock name Trondhjemite type Igneous composition oligoclase , other plagioclase Trondhjemite is a leucocratic light colored intrusive igneous rock . It is a variety of tonalite in which the plagioclase is mostly in the form of oligoclase . Trondhjemites are sometimes known as plagiogranites. Trondhjemite is common in Archean terrane s occurring in conjunction with tonalite and granodiorite as the TTG tonalite trondhjemite granodiorite ortho gneiss suite. Trondhjemite Dike geology dikes also commonly form part of the sheeted dyke complex sheeted dike complex of an ophiolite . References Best, Myron G. 2002 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology , Blackwell Publishing, 2nd ed. ISBN 1 4051 0588 7 Philpotts, Anthony R. 1990 Principles of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology ,Prentice Hall, ISBN 0 13 691361 X Category Igneous rocks Category Igneous petrology petrology stub cs Trondhjemit de Trondhjemit et Trondhjemiit es Trondhjemita it Trondhjemite ... more details
Uynarey is one of the Shetland islands in Yell Sound, just to the north of Bigga, Shetland Bigga , and east of Brother Island . It is an RSPB reserve. ref name Smith Haswell Smith, Hamish. 2004 The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate. ref The name comes from the Norse for venerated island , and this may reflect a Culdee connection. Geology and geography There is a small bay in the east Haa Geo landscape Geo , and a cave in the west. The North end is called the Niv . It is approximately convert 0.5 mi km 1 long. The geology is Moine Supergroup moine gneiss and quartzite . It has steep sides, and is over convert 30 m ft 0 tall. coord 60 30 N 01 11 W display title gbmapping HU439808 References references Yell Sound Category Islands of Shetland Category Uninhabited islands of Shetland Shetland geo stub fr Uynarey nn Uynarey ... more details
Fuaigh Beag or Vuia Be a g is an island in the Outer Hebrides . It is off the west coast of Lewis near Great Bernera in Loch Roag . Its name means little Fuaigh , and is named in contrast to Fuaigh M r nearby. History The element Fuaigh , derives from an Old Norse name. Fuaigh Beag was cleared in 1827, and it has been uninhabited ever since. ref name Smith Geography and geology The rock is Lewisian complex Lewisian gneiss . ref name Smith Haswell Smith ref There are many skerries and small islands near it such as Geile Sgeir, Garbh Eilean, Eilean nam Feannag, Linngeam, Cliatasay, Gousam and yet another Floday. Footnotes reflist coord 58 11 46 N 6 53 55 W region GB type isle display title Loch R g Lewis and Harris Islands of Scotland Category Islands of Loch R g WesternIsles geo stub fr Vuia Beag ga Fuaigh Beag nn Fuaigh Beag ... more details
The Kangaamiut dike swarm old spelling Kang miut is a 2.04 billion year old dike swarm located in the Kangerlussuaq region of western Greenland . ref http www.geus.dk publications bull nr11 nr11 p061 086.pdf Mayborn, K.R. & Lesher, C.E. 2006 Origin and evolution of the Kang miut mafic dyke swarm, West Greenland. In Garde, A.A. & Kalsbeek, F. eds Precambrian crustal evolution and Cretaceous Palaeogene faulting in West Greenland. Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin 11 , 61 86. ref The dikes cut Archean Gneiss orthogneisses and are exposed along approximately convert 150 km mi 0 abbr on of the coast and a similar distance up to the inland ice to the east, covering an area of about convert 18000 km2 mi2 abbr on . To the north it is bounded by the paleoproterozoic Ikertooq shear zone old spelling Ikert q while to the south the boundary is gradational with a gradual reduction in the density of dikes. References Reflist Greenland geo stub regional geology stub coord missing Greenland Category Dike swarms Category Geology of Greenland Category Kangerlussuaq ... more details
Other uses Jumper cable disambiguation Unreferenced date July 2011 Infobox book name Jumper Cable image author Piers Anthony country United States language English Language English cover artist genre Fantasy novel publisher release date 2009 media type Print Hardcover and Paperback pages isbn preceded by Two to the Fifth followed by Knot Gneiss Jumper Cable is the 33rd book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony Jumper Spider, the descendant of the spider who accompanied Magician Dor on his adventure to the past, has been caught by a narrative hook and dropped into the human realm of Xanth. Wishing to return home, he teams up with seven lovely maidens to help restore the link between Xanth and Mundania which had been damaged by the Demon Pluto who is angry for being demoted to a Dwarf Demon and does all he can to stop the group of adventurers from succeeding on their mission. Xanth Category Xanth books 33 Category 2009 novels Category Novels by Piers Anthony 2000s fantasy novel stub ... more details
Gneiskopf Peak Coord 71 56 S 12 7 E source GNIS display inline,title is a peak convert 2930 m 2 high rising convert 5 mi 0 southwest of Mount Neustruyev at the southern end of the S dliche Petermann Range , in the Wohlthat Mountains of Queen Maud Land , Antarctica. It was discovered and given the descriptive name Gneiskopf gneiss peak by the Third German Antarctic Expedition 1938 1939 , led by Captain Alfred Ritscher . ref name gnis See also East Antarctica Ranges East Antarctic two thousanders History of Antarctica List of Antarctic expeditions References Reflist refs ref name gnis cite gnis type antarid id 5766 name Gneiskopf Peak accessdate 2012 04 26 ref External links http www.scar.org information Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research SCAR usgs gazetteer id 5766 Antarctica navbox Category Mountains of Queen Maud Land Category Princess Astrid Coast de Gneiskopf ... more details
Infobox mountain name A Mhaighdean photo A Mhaighdean from Slioch.jpg photo caption elevation m 967 prominence listing pronunciation IPA gd v it an lang location Highland council area Highland , SCO range topo easiest route lat d 57.7196 long d 5.346 map Scotland Highland A Mhaighdean is one of the least accessible of the munro s in northern Scotland . It is 8 miles North of Kinlochewe but most easily accessible from Poolewe, taking a private road South East pedestrian & bicycle access only to Kernsary. A good track then leads to the causeway between the Fionn Loch and Loch Dubh . Follow the path eastwards to approximately 1000 ft level and cross the Allt Bruthach an Esain to gain the North West ridge of the mountain. The mountain is composed of gneiss, the summit presenting the highest elevation of the Lewisian complex Lewisian . Part of the North West ridge is capped by Torridonian sandstone . Scottish Munros section 14 Category Munros Category Mountains and hills of the Northwest Highlands Highland geo stub cy A Mhaighdean ga A Mhaighdean nn A Mhaighdean ... more details
The Kazan Region is a Physiographic regions of the world physiographic province of Canada and the part of the Canadian Shield that is located in northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan , and also in parts of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut . ref http atlas.nrcan.gc.ca site english maps environment land kazan region.html Shield Kazan Region The Atlas of Canada ref Geography The Kazan Region is subdivided into the following subregions the Coronation Hills, the Bathurst Hills and the East Arm Hills the Boothia Plateau the Wager Plateau the Kazan Upland the Bear Slave Upland the Athabasca Plain, the Thelon Plain and the Back Lowland. Geology The base rocks in the Kazan Region are Precambrian crystalline rocks such as gneiss es, quartzite s and granite s. These are overlain in places by Alluvium alluvial and Lake lacustrian deposits, as well as Glacier glacial deposits. Notes Reflist coord 59.903 N 101.803 W display title Category Geology of Manitoba Category Geology of Saskatchewan Category Geology of Nunavut Category Geology of the Northwest Territories Category Physiographic divisions Category Regional geology Manitoba geo stub Saskatchewan geo stub Nunavut geo stub NorthwestTerritories geo stub ... more details
The Ecstall Greenstone Belt is a north northwest trending greenstone belt in northwestern British Columbia , Canada , located in the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains between the communities of Prince Rupert, British Columbia Prince Rupert and Kitimat, British Columbia Kitimat . It is Convert 80 km mi abbr on long and Convert 3 km mi abbr on to Convert 20 km mi abbr on wide and represents a small portion of the Convert 2000 km mi abbr on long Central Gneiss Complex . Rocks of the Ecstall Greenstone Belt are Precambrian and Paleozoic in age. ref Citation title Age and Geologic History of the Ecstall Greenstone Belt, Northwest British Columbia journal Geological Fieldwork 2000 last Alldrick first D.J. coauthors Friedman, R.M. Childe, F.C. year 2000 issue 2001 1 ref See also Portal Volcanism of Canada List of greenstone belts References reflist coord missing British Columbia Greenstone belts Category Volcanism of British Columbia Category Greenstone belts Category Kitimat Ranges BritishColumbiaCoast geo stub Canada geology stub ... more details
M g laupet also written Magalaupet , Maglaupet og M gg laupet is a 100 meters long, zigzag shaped gorge in the river Driva in Oppdal municipality in S r Tr ndelag , Norway . The narrowest point is just 1.5 meters wide. The depth is estimated to 10 meters. The gorge consists of a series of large interconnected giant s kettle s formed by the river Driva since the last ice age . The bedrock in the gorge is hard gneiss , and Driva is eroding it at a speed of 1 mm per year, equivalent to 10 meters in 10 000 years. File Magalaupet 1.jpg thumb left Giant s kettle s in M g laupet. File Magalaupet 2.JPG thumb float left Coord 62 30 00 N 09 35 14 E type landmark display title Category Canyons and gorges of Norway Category Geography of S r Tr ndelag no M g laupet nn M g laupet ... more details
Infobox Protected area name Inks Lake State Park iucn category map Texas counties blank map.png map caption locator x 170 locator y 125 location Burnet County, Texas Burnet County , Texas nearest city Burnet, Texas Burnet lat d 30 lat m 43 lat s 52 lat NS N long d 098 long m 22 long s 14 long EW W region US TX area convert 1201 acre established 1950 visitation num visitation year governing body Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Inks Lake State Park is a state park located in Burnet County, Texas Burnet County , Texas , United States , next to Inks Lake on the Colorado River Texas Colorado River . The landscape of the park is hilly, with many Juniper cedar , live oak , Opuntia prickly pear cacti, and yucca s. The ground is rocky, mainly consisting of gneiss rock. Image Devil s Waterhole.jpg thumb left Devil s Waterhole Image Ghost Forest as a Result of the Creation of Inks Lake.jpg thumb left Ghost forest of Inks Lake as seen from a hiking trail in the park Devil s Waterhole is a small extension of Inks Lake , which is almost completely surrounded by rock. A canoe tour is conducted at Devil s Waterhole, and although diving and swimming may be done at the waterhole, it is at one s own risk, without a lifeguard. There is abundant wildlife at the park, including White tailed Deer deer , vulture s, quail , and many other types of birds. Geology The park is located in the eastern edge of a Mesoproterozoic exposure within the Llano Uplift . The rocks of the park are named for the park as the Inks Lake Gneiss, a granitic gneiss dated at ma 1232 million years old . ref Reese, Joseph F., et. al., Mesoproterozoic chronostratigraphy of the southeastern Llano uplift, central Texas, Geological Society of America Bulletin 2000 112 278 291 ref References Reflist http www.tpwd.state.tx.us spdest findadest parks inks Inks Lake State Park from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department website. January 8, 2006. Gnis 1360013 from the United States Geological Survey USGS website. January ... more details
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