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Giants' kettles eroded by moulin torrents

1901; Geological Society of America; Volume: 12; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1130/gsab-12-25

1943-2674

Warren Upham,

Geological and Geochemical Analysis

Research Article| January 01, 1901 Giants’ kettles eroded by moulin torrents WARREN UPHAM WARREN UPHAM Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1901) 12 (1): 25–44. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-12-25 Article history first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation WARREN UPHAM; Giants’ kettles eroded by moulin torrents. GSA Bulletin 1901;; 12 (1): 25–44. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-12-25 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract IntroductionThe most interesting feature of the Interstate park of Minnesota and Wisconsin, at the Upper Dalles of the Saint Croix river, consists in many large and small water-worn rock potholes, which are also, in their large examples, often called “wells.” The languages of Germany, Sweden, and Norway give the name “giants’ kettles” to such cylindric or caldron-shaped holes of stream erosion, which are everywhere characteristic of waterfalls and rapids, especially in crystalline rocks. Their Spanish name, remolino, used in the Republic of Colombia, has been recently advocated by Mr Oscar H. Hershey for adoption by geologists;* but either the common English term, potholes, or the German and Scandinavian designation, apparently alluding to mythical giants, seems preferable.These potholes, occurring most numerously near the steamboat landing of Taylors Falls, Minnesota, at the central part of the Upper Dalles, and within a distance of 50 rods northward, are unsurpassed by . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.