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UNESCO World Heritage Site in Switzerland
The Glarus thrust (German: Glarner Überschiebung) is a major thrust fault in the Alps of eastern Switzerland. Along the thrust the Helvetic nappes were
Glarus_thrust
Type of reverse fault that has a dip of 45 degrees or less
in the Alps working on the Glarus Thrust; Charles Lapworth, Ben Peach and John Horne working on parts of the Moine Thrust in the Scottish Highlands; Alfred
Thrust_fault
Mountain range in central Switzerland
the Canton Glarus with the Vorderrhein — beyond which arises a wide-stretching mass of rock and glacier, which is part of the Glarus thrust and culminates
Glarus_Alps
Canton of Switzerland
The canton of Glarus (German: Kanton Glarus [ˈɡlaːrʊs] ; Romansh: Chantun Glaruna; French: Canton de Glaris; Italian: Canton Glarona) is a canton in east-central
Canton_of_Glarus
Geologic formation in Switzerland
Oligocene-aged marine geological formation that outcrops in the Glarus Alps of the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland. It is most notable for its fossiliferous slates
Matt_Formation
Monte San Giorgio Old City of Berne Rhaetian Railway Jungfrau-Aletsch Glarus thrust Bellinzona Abbey of Saint Gall Villa Le Lac Immeuble Clarté Lodano Bettlachstock
List of World Heritage Sites in Switzerland
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Switzerland
Municipality in Grisons, Switzerland
3099 m. Both Piz Segnas and neighbouring Piz Dolf show the line of the Glarus thrust in its upper part, now a UNESCO world heritage. The easiest access to
Flims
Village in Glarus, Switzerland
a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Elm lies in the valley of the Sernf river,
Elm,_Switzerland
Process of evolution of Earth's crust
of the planets and their moons, especially icy moons. Geology portal Glarus thrust (UNESCO World Heritage Site) Mohorovičić discontinuity Seismology Tectonophysics
Tectonics
Mountain in Switzerland
The Mürtschenstock is a mountain massif of the Glarus Alps in the canton of Glarus overlooking Lake Walen (Walensee) and the Linth Valley. It is composed
Mürtschenstock
Mountain in Switzerland
west Piz Segnas. Both Piz Segnas and Piz Dolf show the line of the Glarus thrust in its upper part. The easiest access to the area is an aerial cableway
Piz_Dolf
Mountain in Switzerland
Piz Segnas is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Glarus and Grisons (Graubünden). The Piz Sardona is on
Piz_Segnas
Swiss geologist and professor
of the earth based on stratigraphy. His studies where based on the Glarus thrust which he explained as a nappe. Schardt was born in Basel and moved to
Hans_Schardt
Thin slice of a material prepared for microscopic examination
Badertscher, N.P. & Burkhard, M. 2000. Brittle±ductile deformation in the Glarus thrust Lochseiten (LK) calc-mylonite, Terra Nova, 12, 281-288 Barber, D.J.
Thin_section
Mountain of the Glarus Alps, Switzerland
The Tristelhorn (also known as Piz da Sterls) is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen and Grisons
Tristelhorn
Mountain in Switzerland
(in German), also known as Piz Barghis (in Romansh), is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen and
Ringelspitz
Mountain in Switzerland
and to its west Piz Segnas, both showing the tectonic line of the Glarus thrust in its upper part, a now UNESCO world heritage. The easiest access to
Fil_de_Cassons
part south of the Alps belongs to Southern Europe. Monte San Giorgio Glarus thrust Oeschinen Lake Oberaletsch Glacier Aletsch Glacier Konkordiaplatz Jungfraujoch
Geography_of_Switzerland
Mountain in Switzerland
the Glarus Alps, on the border between the cantons Glarus and St. Gallen. The 3,056 m (10,026 ft) high mountain overlooks the valleys of Sernf (Glarus) and
Piz_Sardona
Eastern part of the Alps mountain range
– also known as the Central Alps. Limestone Alps Periadriatic Seam Glarus thrust List of mountains of the canton of St. Gallen Economy of Liechtenstein
Eastern_Alps
Garlock Fault 250 California, United States Sinistral Active Glarus thrust Switzerland Thrust fault Cenozoic Great Glen Fault Scotland Strike-slip Silurian
List_of_fault_zones
Mountain in Switzerland
Hausstock is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, at an elevation of 3,158 m (10,361 ft) on the border between the cantons of Glarus and Grisons (Graubünden), Switzerland
Hausstock
Geological structure
reinterpreted earlier studies by Arnold Escher von der Linth and Albert Heim in the Glarus Alps. His work in Switzerland influenced Escher and Maurice Lugeon. Several
Nappe
Chronological listing of significant events in the history of tectonophysics
Escher shows Roderick Murchison the Glarus thrust at the Pass dil Segnas. But Arnold Escher does not publish it as a thrust as it contradicts the geosyncline
Timeline of the development of tectonophysics (before 1954)
Timeline_of_the_development_of_tectonophysics_(before_1954)
seized Schwanden and pushed back the 3rd Battalion of the 84th Line beyond Glarus. Soult sent the 1st and 3rd Battalions of the 44th Line to Molitor as reinforcements
Battle_of_Linth_River
Mountain in Switzerland
The white Triangel is Crap Ner and Ofen the white peak to its right (Glarus thrust) Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. Crap Sogn Gion on Hikr
Crap_Sogn_Gion
Canton of Switzerland
Säntis (named after the Säntis), while its southern parts, together with Glarus and parts of Schwyz, became the canton of Linth (named after the river Linth)
Canton_of_St._Gallen
Jadar-Kopaonik Thrust Sheet is a NW-SE striking unit in the southern footwall of the Sava Zone and the northern hangingwall of the Drina-Ivanjica Thrust Sheet
Geology_of_Serbia
Swiss geologist (1849–1937)
His initial misinterpretation of the Glarus Alps as resulting entirely from folding rather than from a major thrust fault, an error which he acknowledged
Albert_Heim
Portion of the Alps that lies within Switzerland
and the so-called alpine orogeny. The major thrust fault of the Tectonic Arena Sardona in the eastern Glarus Alps gives a visible illustration of mountain-building
Swiss_Alps
Swiss astronomer (1898–1974)
was born in Varna, Bulgaria, to a Swiss father (citizenship in Mollis, Glarus) and Czech mother. His father, Fridolin (b. 1868), was a prominent industrialist
Fritz_Zwicky
1804 play written by Friedrich Schiller
anniversary. Since 1938 it has also been performed every Labor Day weekend in New Glarus, Wisconsin in English, and until recently also in German. The characters
William_Tell_(play)
Largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland
shares borders with four other cantons: Uri, Glarus, St. Gallen to the northwest (essentially across the Glarus Alps) and Ticino to the west (essentially
Grisons
preserved within the lowermost allochthon and parautochthon of the Caledonian thrust sheets. In southern Norway the sequence is known as Sparagmite. The depositional
Geology_of_Norway
northward, often breaking and sliding one over the other to form gigantic thrust faults. Crystalline basement rocks, which are exposed in the higher central
Geology_of_the_Alps
Geological rifts by the Alps
in the Late Miocene. The eastern margin of the basin was overridden by thrust faults from the Jura Mountains, the leading edge of the Alpine thin-skinned
European_Cenozoic_Rift_System
European regional geology
Bóixols Thrust Sheet which continues farther east in the Pedraforca Thrust Sheet (upper unit). The Bóixols Thrust Sheet is hindward-thrusting but also
Geology_of_the_Pyrenees
Fold belt of west and central Europe, formed during the Hercynian orogeny
orogeny (about 350 to 280 million years ago). The zone consists of folded and thrust Devonian and early Carboniferous sedimentary rocks that were deposited in
Rhenohercynian_Zone
as 'Hutton's Unconformity' at Siccar Point in Berwickshire and the Moine Thrust in the northwest were also important in the development of geological science
Geology_of_Scotland
German geologist and paleontologist
Geotektonische Problem Der Glarner Alpen, 1898 – The geotectonic problem of the Glarus Alps Geologische Alpenforschungen (Geological Alpine investigations): I
August_Rothpletz
Geology of Europe
Carpathians). The northwestern margin of the craton is overlaid by the fold-and-thrust Early Paleozoic Caledonian orogen. The most distinguishable physiographic
East_European_Craton
Apenninic-Maghrebian orogen, and the Calabrian Arc. The orogen represents a fold-thrust belt that folds Mesozoic carbonates, while a major volcanic unit (Mt Etna)
Geology_of_Sicily
East to West. In the west, some thrusting to the North of the Crest has taken place into the Kuban Basin. When the thrusting die out the north slopes of the
Geology_of_Russia
Significant mountain range
arc-shaped mountain range, the northern branch of the Alpine-Himalayan fold and thrust system called the Alpide belt, which evolved during the Alpine orogeny.
Geology of the Western Carpathians
Geology_of_the_Western_Carpathians
Study of geologic regions
when discussing a sedimentary basin system, or the leading or boundary thrust of an orogen. Geology of Africa Geology of Chad Geology of Egypt Geology
Regional_geology
Mountain on the border between Germany and Austria
the summit on two marked routes. The Hochvogel consists of folded and thrusted upper Triassic dolomite known as either the Main Dolomite or Hauptdolomit
Hochvogel
Mountain in the Swiss and Italian Alps
vortices. The Matterhorn's pyramid is composed of Paleozoic rocks, which were thrust over the Matterhorn's Mesozoic base during the Cenozoic. Quaternary glaciation
Matterhorn
basement into several large-scale nappes and thrusting them into southerly directions. After the thrusting the orogen was exhumed diachronously. Exhumation
Geology_of_the_Massif_Central
Geology of peninsula in southwestern Europe
the level of the Lancara Formation and were thrust over the top the upper layers forming nappes and thrust sheets. The Ponga Nappe Province is to the east
Geology of the Iberian Peninsula
Geology_of_the_Iberian_Peninsula
Tectonic event(s) in the late Neoproterozoic
Malo high temperature belt and the Baie de St Brieuc metamorphic-thrust were thrust over each other SW-ward 590–580 Ma. In the second one, Treloar and
Cadomian_Orogeny
Tectonic zone in Europe
a thrust over which the Moldanubian Zone moved over the Saxothuringian Zone during the Variscan Orogeny. In the east the Moldanubian Zone is thrust over
Moldanubian_Zone
War of the Second Coalition battle, 1799
of nine grenadier companies. Molitor's brigade was far to the east near Glarus on the upper Linth River. The 67th Line defended the Gotthard Pass, the
Battle_of_Gotthard_Pass
Moho around 33 kilometers deep. Different reflections suggested possible thrust sheets related to the Variscan orogeny and signs of foreland deformation
Geology_of_the_Bay_of_Biscay
French Marshal (1758–1817)
defeat, Suvorov turned east through the high and difficult Pragel Pass to Glarus. Despite defeats at the simultaneous battles of Klöntal and Muottental,
André_Masséna
Berwickshire provided early proof of the immense age of the Earth. Moine Thrust – the first thrust belt to be recognised by geologists. London Basin Hampshire Basin
Geology_of_Great_Britain
deposited between the Middle Triassic and the Upper Cretaceous and was thrust on to the southern margin of Cyprus from the Maastrichtian onwards well
Geology_of_Cyprus
a gently dipping décollement where the Lapland Granulite Belt has been thrust southward over rocks of the Karelian Domain. Archean rocks in the Karelian
Geology_of_Finland
French general and nobleman (1490–1527)
agreement. Meanwhile, the central and eastern Swiss cantons, notably those of Glarus, Schwyz and Uri, refused the agreement, still keen to secure booty. On 10
Charles_III,_Duke_of_Bourbon
range in southwestern Europe, which means that it has intensely folded and thrust rocks formed when the Iberian Peninsula was rotated onto the European continent
Geology_of_Andorra
to the south by Paleogene, Pliocene and Quaternary uplift in the Balkan Thrust Front and to the north from other structural units by the Neogene Carpathian
Moesian_plate
south-east direction. This collision further led to the formation of a fold and thrust belt and faults north of the Danish–North German–Polish Caledonides. During
Geology_of_the_Baltic_Sea
through continental collision and displays a clear example of tectonic thrust, i.e. the process whereby older, deeper rocks are carried onto younger,
List of World Heritage Sites in Western Europe
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Western_Europe
Works by American artist Sam Gilliam
stitching; 24 1/2 × 24 1/4 in (62.2 × 61.6 cm); Museum of Fine Arts, Boston New Glarus (1984); Collage and collagraph; Edition of 4 (variable); 29 3/4 × 37 in
List_of_works_by_Sam_Gilliam
Orogenic belt in southwestern Sweden and southern Norway
(2011). "The Grenvillian–Sveconorwegian orogeny in Fennoscandia: Back-thrusting and extensional shearing along the "Mylonite Zone"". Precambrian Research
Sveconorwegian_orogeny
Long narrow depression bordering the Aegean Sea to the south
called "thrusts" from their thrusting of the Eurasian plate to the NE. The various forearcs, or "thrust sheets," created by this thrusting had moved
Hellenic_Trench
Poland. The closure of the Rheic Ocean in the late Carboniferous formed thrusts in southern England. The Pangaea supercontinent was added to in the late
Geology_of_the_North_Sea
GLARUS THRUST
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Girl/Female
African, American, Australian, British, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Latin, Swedish, Welsh
Lame; Disabled; Princess; Small Sword; Limping; Country; Ruler; Gladiolus Flower
Male
Swedish
Variant spelling of Swedish Laris, LARES means "of Laurentum."
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Icelandic Lárus, LARS means "laurel."
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Antony and Cleopatra'. Friend to Mark Antony.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : metonymic occupational name for a glazier or glass blower, from Old English glæs ‘glass’ (akin to Glad, referring originally to the bright shine of the material), Middle High German glas.Irish and Scottish : Anglicized form of the epithet glas ‘gray’, ‘green’, ‘blue’ or any of various Gaelic surnames derived from it.German : altered form of the personal name Klass, a reduced form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Glass ‘glass’, or a metonymic occupational name for a glazier or glass blower.
Boy/Male
French, German, Latin
Flower
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Antony and Cleopatra'. Friend to Caesar.
Boy/Male
Latin Biblical
To rejoice. Famous bearer: Roman dictator Gaius Julius Caesar.
Girl/Female
Latin American French Welsh
Sword.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : variant of Gleave.
Girl/Female
Australian, Welsh
Lame
Boy/Male
French, German, Greek, Latin, Polish, Shakespearean, Swedish
Rooster
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus' Son to Tamora.
Female
English
 Modern form of Old Welsh Gwladus, GLADYS means "ruler."
Male
German
Variant spelling of German Claus, KLAUS means "victor of the people."
Male
German
Short form of German Niclaus, CLAUS means "victor of the people."Â
Male
Swedish
Variant spelling of Swedish Laures, LARIS means "of Laurentum."
Boy/Male
Greek Latin
Son of Minos.
Female
Welsh
Feminine form of Old Welsh Gwledig, GWLADUS means "ruler."
Boy/Male
Greek
Son of Daedalus.
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Tamil
Original name of Karna
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Excellent
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Every Moment
Girl/Female
Hindu
Matchless
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Freedom from Sin; Pious; Pure
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bring light in the darkness (She is the wife of Sekhar)
Girl/Female
Arabic, Indian, Islamic, Modern, Muslim, Pakistani, Urdu
Starfish
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Lord Shiva; Good Name; North Name
Boy/Male
Australian, Finnish, German, Portuguese
Gift of God
Boy/Male
Tamil
Victorious
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imp. & p. p.
of Glare
pl.
of Flatus
n.
A smooth, bright, glassy surface; as, a glare of ice.
v. t.
Anything made of glass.
v. t.
To cover or furnish with glass; to glaze.
n.
Smooth and bright or translucent; -- used almost exclusively of ice; as, skating on glare ice.
v. t.
An optical glass; a lens; a spyglass; -- in the plural, spectacles; as, a pair of glasses; he wears glasses.
n.
A genus of trees including, according to modern authors, only the true laurel (Laurus nobilis), and the larger L. Canariensis of Madeira and the Canary Islands. Formerly the sassafras, the camphor tree, the cinnamon tree, and several other aromatic trees and shrubs, were also referred to the genus Laurus.
n.
See Alarum, and Alarm.
n. pl.
A body of picked troops; as, "The Household Guards."
a.
Pertaining to, or resembling, garum.
v. t.
To case in glass.
n.
An aquatic bird, the glaucous gull (Larus glaucus), common in arctic regions.
n.
A Mediterranean food fish (Sparisoma scarus) of excellent quality and highly valued by the Romans; -- called also parrot fish.
v. t.
To smooth or polish anything, as leater, by rubbing it with a glass burnisher.
v. t.
A looking-glass; a mirror.
pl.
Infantry soldiers belonging to select regiments called the Guards.