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It has been replaced in the restorations by Runcorn stone, which belongs to the Keuper division, which has caused the Geological Surveyors to say that the Keuper is a better building stone than the Bunter.
The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, Jan-Mar, 1890 Various
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"He went down like a cow in the stockyards getting hit with a mallet," Keuper said years later, with fiendish delight.
Green Bay Lines Up Against Chicago Cliff Christl 2011
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Scarle boring, as we are told, there was found a strong spring in the upper part of the lower Keuper sandstone at the depth of 790ft., and a still stronger spring at the base of that formation at 950ft.
Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter James Conway Walter
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Hills, although here it is not so readily differentiated from the Keuper beds.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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In that case, therefore, as also at Woodhall, the water was found in sandstone, but at a much greater depth, and also in sandstone of a different character, viz., the Keuper at Scarle, the Northampton at Woodhall.
Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter James Conway Walter
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The first traces of mammalia to be found in the Upper Keuper formation, and in the Jura, belong to the order of opossums or marsupialia;
The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality Rudolf Schmid
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Liverpool; the upper, the Keuper, being more developed on the Cheshire side.
The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, Jan-Mar, 1890 Various
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In 1863, England declared war against Japan; blockaded the Inland Seas with a combined squadron of English, French, Dutch, and American ships, acting under the orders of Admiral Keuper, stormed and captured Simonoseki, and burnt
In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 J. J. Smith
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It will be necessary for my purpose to say briefly that these red rocks have been divided into the "Bunter" and "Keuper"; the lower division, the Bunter, occupying most of the ground about
The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, Jan-Mar, 1890 Various
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Keuper sandstone; (4) the Oolitic, or Jurassic series, including Lias;
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science Various 1909
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