Pas de Terre Rouge
Romain Hemelsdael
CRPG, Nancy, France
View from the summit of 'Petite Cloche' and toward the south. The Digne Thrust system is an important part of the sub-Alpine chains of Haut Provence (SE France). Mesozoic and Tertiary successions are well exposed in the tectonic half-windows of Barles. During or after the Oligocene, the Digne thrust sheet advanced and progressively covered the fluvial red beds ('Molasse basin'). The syncline forming the 'Pas de Terre Rouge' (literally "step of bed reds") is pinched between the impressive Tithonian successions (Grande Cloche and Chanes Hautes).
Category
Reuse
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) (opens in a new window)Credit: Romain Hemelsdael (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
Properties
Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
3.4 MB
Aspect
3:2
Width
4608 px
Height
3072 px
Brand
Nikon
Model
D3100
Exposure
18 mm f/11 1/500 s ISO 400
Coordinates
44.2365, 6.2509
Tint
Brilliant blue
Submitted
23 February 2016
Taken
26 May 2013
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