<p>The objective of the work described in this paper is to quantify the intricate three-dimensional topography of stylolites. For this purpose are collected twelve sedimentary bed-parallel stylolites in limestones.</p>

The majority of the thin intercalated sterile layers, which are coexcavated with lignite in the Southern Field mine of Ptolemais, Northern Greece, are petrologically characterized as marly limestones. This paper presents that the improvement of lignite quality, ...

A landslide hazard zonation is a division of the land surface into areas, and the relative ranking of these areas according to degrees of actual or potential hazard from landslides on slopes. Zonation from scientific research does not generally imply legal ...

Underground stone mining is an emerging sector of the U.S. mining industry. As this expansion takes mines under deeper cover, and as more efficient mining methods are utilized, effective stone pillar design methods will become even more important. Current ...

Exploration techniques of sinkholes and examples from Durham

Construction and design of drilled shaft foundation in hard pinnacle limestone requires flexibility from all parties involved due to the variability of the subsurface conditions.

The principal bauxite deposits of Jamaica are located in the parishes of Manchester,St. Elizabeth and St. Ann. They are surface accumulations, and show a close relationship to the fault pattern of the region. This paper presents an overview of the ...

<p>The petrographic features of the carbonate rocks from the Ionian Zone in the Etoloakarnania Prefecture are presented. They are represented by limestones with minor dolomite. The limestones include:<br />(i) wackestones (or sparse micrites), with poor presence ...