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
Taken on 10
July
2017
Submitted on 13 February 2018
Categories
- Field (2552)
- Geodynamics (335)
- Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology (445)
- Tectonics and Structural Geology (490)
Location
- Europe (3216)
- Western Europe (636)
- Switzerland (114)
- Exact location (7.1185 E, 46.6054 N)
Tags
alps, folded layers, geology, tectonics, layers, structural geology, rocks, switzerland, sedimentary rocks
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Credit: Fabio Crameri (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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