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by Sibylle Franks1 and Rudolf Trščmpy2
The Sixth International Geological Congress:Zščrich, 1894
1. Altwiesenstrasse 195, CH-8051 Zščrich, Switzerland
2. Allmendboden 19, CH-Kščsnacht, Switzerland
Abstract
In 1891, at the 5th International
Geological Congress in Washington DC, it was suggested that Switzerland should host the 1894
Congress. Since Switzerland
had not issued an official invitation for the 6th International Geological
Congress, the Swiss geologists accepted somewhat reluctantly. The general
lectures still concerned problems of classification. The most interesting
discussions had to do with the structure of the Alps.
The conference took place at a time between the first recognition of nappes and
the general acceptance of their existence. The proponents of the nappe concept
(Bertrand, Schardt; later Suess and Lugeon; modified versions: Rothpletz,
Golliez) and the autochthonists (Heim, Baltzer; essentially also Renevier and
Schmidt) opposed each other fiercely, before the question was finally resolved
at the turn of the century.
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