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tiary rocks. Drift occurs along the valleys up to 60 metres above the 

 sea-level. There is no evidence that the land is now rising ; the 

 elevation which has occurred during the last 1000 years is quite insig- 

 nificant. The unstratified rocks are : — 1. Gneissoid granite of the coast 

 tract, having aU possible transitional forms from gneiss to pure granite. 

 2. Inland granite, often with oligoclase. 3. Oahhro or Hyper »thenite. 

 4. Greenstone. 5. Olivine Rock. 6. Serpentine. The gneissoid 

 granite is probably metamorphosed sedimentary rock. The inland 

 granite is irruptive ; it breaks through the Thomso group, but is older 

 than the Balsfjord group. The Gabbro breaks through both, but is 

 older than the Raipas group. The greenstone is younger still, but is 

 older than the Gaisa group. W. T. 



Pichler, Prof. Adolf. [Notes from Tyrol.] N. Jahrh. Heft ii. 

 pp. 173, 174. 



CaUs attention to the occurrence of Avicula-contorta beds on the 

 west side of the Sonnwendjoeh ; to recent earthquake shocks in the 

 neighbourhood of Innsbruck ; to the quartz porphyrite of the Puster- 

 thal ; and to the occurrence of Pterophyllum Gilmbeli in the Gaflein, 

 near Nassereit. F. W. R. 



Aus der Trias der nordlichen Kalkalpen Tirols. [Alpine 



Trias.] N. Jahrh. Heft iii. pp. 265-278. 

 Controverts the views of Mojsisovics, and defends those of Giirabel 

 and himself as to the classification of the Triassic beds of the N. Alps 

 of Tyrol. Gives the following classification of them : — Btinter sand- 

 stone — a. Conglomerate, h. Hauptbuntsandstein, c. Roth. Rauchwache, 

 Miischelkalh (formerly Lower Alpine Limestone) — a. Natica-stanensis 

 beds (Guttenstein Limestone), b. Gyroporella-pauciforata beds, c. Ar- 

 cestes-Studeri beds (Virgloria Limestone). Keuper — a. Lower Cardita 

 beds (formerly Middle Alpine Limestone), h. Buntenrothe KnoUenkalke, 

 c. Chemnitzia beds, d. Upper Cardita beds. F. W. R. 



Beitriige zur Geognosie Tirols, [Geology of Tyrol.] iV. 



JaJirb. Heft ix. pp. 926-936. 

 Describes — 1. Porphyrites, including varieties called Tollite, Vint^ 

 lite, and Ehrwaldite [see Petkology] ; 2. The Granite of Brixen ; 

 3. The Porphyry of Botzen; 4. Porphyritic schist of Ficberbrunn; 

 5. A micaceous clay-slate near Lans ; 6. The Dolomite of Cislon (Men- 

 dola Dolomite); 7. The Cardita beds; 8. The Sonnenwendjoch, a 

 range of hills of northern Alpine Limestone ; 9. Occurrence of Lau- 

 montite in the Zillerthal. F. W. R. 



Piette, — . Grotto de Gourdan. [Gourdan Cave.] Bull. Soc. 



Anthrop. Paris, t. x. p. 289. 

 Continued from last volume. 



Platz, Prof. D. Geologische Geschichte der Alpen. [Geological 

 History of the Alps.] Zeitsch, deutsch. bsterr. Alpenver, Bd. vi. 

 Heft 1. 



