Layered Rocks of the Préalpes
Eroded, deposited, pushed and tilted, and finally deeply cut by a sharp stream of water: The adventure-proofed rocks of the Swiss Alpine front.
Les Gorges De La Jogne, Broc, Switzerland, Préalpes
10.07.2017
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- Field (2770)
- Geodynamics (360)
- Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology (491)
- Tectonics and Structural Geology (554)
Location
- Europe (3567)
- Western Europe (716)
- Switzerland (139)
- Exact location (7.1185 E, 46.6054 N)
Tags
- alps (94)
- folded layers (20)
- geology (56)
- tectonics (29)
- layers (7)
- structural geology (17)
- rocks (35)
- switzerland (15)
- sedimentary rocks (20)
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Camera:
Nikon D90
Taken on 10
July
2017
Submitted on Feb. 13, 2018
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Credit
Fabio Crameri (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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