- position.
Nappes form in
compressional tectonic settings like
continental collision zones or on the
overriding plate in
active subduction zones.
Nappes form...
- the air
ventilation structure of a weir: free
nappes,
depressed nappes, and
clinging nappes. A free
nappe,
which is
ventilated to
maintain atmospheric...
- Look up
nappe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
nappe, in geology, is a
complex re****bent fold system.
Nappe may also
refer to:
Nappe (water), in...
- The
Helvetic nappes (German:
Helvetische Decken) are a
series of
nappes in the
Northern part of the Alps and part of the
Helvetic zone. They
consist of...
- The
Penninic nappes or the Pennini****,
commonly abbreviated as Penninic, are one of
three nappe stacks and
geological zones in
which the Alps can be divided...
-
these nappes crop out
mainly in the
Eastern Alps (the Alps east of the line Lake
Constance - Chur – Lake Como).
Because the
Austroalpine nappes consist...
- 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...
-
Tethys sea. In the south, the
Simano and
Adula nappes lie on top of the
Gotthard nappe. The
Gotthard nappe crops out in an
elongated strip through the Central...
- The
Giessen nappe (German: Gießener Decke) is a
tectonic nappe in the
southeastern part of the
Rhenish M****if in
western Germany. The
nappe is an "alien"...
-
Penninic nappes and by most
researchers seen as Austroalpine. The
nappe is
named after the
mountain Dent Blanche,
which is
formed by
rocks of the
nappe. The...
