Gemmellaro, Gaetano Giorgio, 1832-1904 (Italian geologist)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 24 February 1832 - 16 March 1904
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Diluvidazioni, 21 April 1858
Item
Identifier: Coll-203/4/6
Scope and Contents
Document by Carlo Gemmellaro concerning the course of the lava flows on Mount Etna during the eruption of 1852, 21 April 1858.
Dates:
21 April 1858
Lava flow at Messina, Sicily, 9 November 1857
Item
Identifier: Coll-203/4/2
Scope and Contents
Document written by Sir Charles Lyell at Messina on the Island of Sicily describing his visit there in the autumn of 1857. The bulk of the document is spent describing the way lava flows down both steep and gentle slopes and specifically discusses the lava flow resulting from the 9 month long eruption of 1852/3. In addition he discusses the formation of the Val del Bove, 9 November 1857.
Dates:
9 November 1857
Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Carlo Gemmellaro, 25 March 1858
Item
Identifier: Coll-203/4/17
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Carlo Gemmellaro in answer to a previous letter sent by Lyell. He apologises for not being able to answer Lyell's questions as he has been ill and promises that he will return to Aci to try to detect Wolfgang Sartorius Von Waltershausen's mistakes as to what Mercurio says on the eruption of 1852. He mentions carboniferous soil in Sicily, local units of measurement and lava flow on the island. He also thanks Lyell for sending a printed abstract of the...
Dates:
25 March 1858
Notes and Correspondence on the geology of Mount Etna, 1857-1858
Series — Box Lyell Temp Box 1.21 (Formerly Gen 118): Series Coll-203/2 (Lyell 2); Series Coll-203/3 (Lyell 3); Series Coll-203/4 (Lyell 4)
Identifier: Coll-203/4 (Lyell 4)
Scope and Contents
Notes and correspondence on the geology of Mount Etna consists of:
- Notes
- Sketches and Maps
- Geological Cross sections
- Correspondence
Dates:
1857-1858