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thumb|right|350px|Schematic overview of a thrust system. The shaded material is called a nappe. The erosional hole is called a window or fenster. The klippe is the isolated block of the nappe overlying autochthonous material. A klippe ( German for cliff or crag) is a geological feature of thrust fault terrains. The klippe is the remnant portion of a nappe after erosion has removed connecting portions of the nappe. This process results in an outlier of exotic, often nearly horizontally translated strata overlying autochthonous strata. Examples of klippes include:
- Chief Mountain, Montana
- Mount Yamnuska, Alberta
- The Rock of Gibraltar
Klippes may also be found in the Pre-Alps of Switzerland and some of the isolated mountains in Assynt, Sutherland, in NW Scotland.
A klippe is a square coin minted on more easily produced square flans either using round or square dies. These coins were originally issued under unfavourable conditions, such as a city under siege. Such emergency coinage were issued in Vienna in 1529, while the city was besieged by the troops of the Ottoman Empire. However, by the seventeenth century, klippe were also commonly produced as presentation pieces. As well, some klippe coins were made as a regular strikes, such as the many variations of the city of Salzburg in Austria, where klippe coins were made in silver and gold for many centuries.
Category:Numismatics
Usage examples of "klippe".
Die Anlagen zum Aufbruch zu bringen, die Kunst, sie vom niedersten Lebensalter an zu entwickeln, das ist die Klippe, an der unsere Wissenschaften scheitern.
Jetzt verschwindet es hinter einer Klippe, taucht dann tief in den Mondschatten, biegt um einen Felsen und ist fort.
Elise die Sonne mehr und mehr sinken, und noch immer war die einsame Klippe im Meere nicht zu erblicken.