See also:

• APTIAN (Fr. Aptien, from Apt in Vaucluse, France)

APTIAN (Fr. Aptien, from See also:

• APT

Apt in See also:

• VAUCLUSE

Vaucluse, See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France)  , in See also:

• GEOLOGY (from Gr. yp7, the earth, and Abyor, science)

geology, the See also:

• TERM

term introduced in 1843 by A. d'See also:

• ORBIGNY, ALCIDE DESSALINES

Orbigny (See also:

• PAL, KRISTO DAS (1839–1884)

Pal . See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France Cret. ii.) for the upper See also:

• STAGE (Fr. 6/age; from Lat. stare, to stand)

stage of the See also:

• LOWER

Lower Cretaceous rocks . In See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England it comprises the Lower See also:

• GREENSAND

Greensand and See also:

• PART

part of the Speeton beds; in France it is divided into two sub-stages, the lower, " Bedoulian," of Bedoule in See also:

• PROVENCE (Provincia, Proenza)

Provence, with Hoplites deshayesei and Ancyloceras Matheroni; and an upper, " Gargasian," from Gargas near See also:

• APT

Apt, with Hoplites furcatus (Dufrenoyi) and Phylloceras Guettardi . To this stage belong the Toucasia See also:

• LIMESTONE

limestone and Orbitolina marls of See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain; the Schrattenkalk (part) of the Alpine and Carpathian regions; and the Terebrirostra limestone of the same See also:

• AREA

area . Parts of the See also:

• FLYSCH

Flysch of the eastern See also:

• ALPS

Alps, the Biancone of See also:

• LOMBARDY

Lombardy, and argile scagliose of See also:

• EMILIA

Emilia, are of See also:

• APTIAN (Fr. Aptien, from Apt in Vaucluse, France)

Aptian See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age; so also are the " Trinity Beds " of See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North See also:

• AMERICA

America . Deposits of See also:

• BAUXITE

bauxite occur in the Aptian hippurite See also:

• LIME
• LIME (O. Eng. lim, Lat. limes, mud, from linere, to smear)

lime-See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

stone at See also:

• LES

Les Baux near See also:

• ARLES
• ARLES, KINGDOM OF

Arles, and in the See also:

• PYRENEES [Span. Pirineos, Fr. Pyrenees]

Pyrenees . The Aptian rocks are generally See also:

• CLAYS, PAUL JEAN (1819-1900)

clays, marls and See also:

• GREEN, A
• GREEN, ALEXANDER HENRY (1832—1896)
• GREEN, DUFF (1791—1875)
• GREEN, JOHN RICHARD (1837—1883)
• GREEN, MATTHEW (1696-1737)
• GREEN, THOMAS HILL (1836-1882)
• GREEN, VALENTINE (1739–1813)
• GREEN, WILLIAM HENRY (.1825–1900)

green glauconitic sands with occasional limestones .