- 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...
- The
Penninic thrustfront is a
major tectonic thrustfront in the
French Alps. The
thrustfront moves over a
developing decollement horizon, and separates...
-
palaeogeographic "domains" are found: the
Helvetic or Dauphinois, the
Penninic and the
Austroalpine domains. This
subdivision is made
according to the...
- Corsica, Sardinia, the
Balearic Islands, the Briançonnais zone of the
Penninic nappes of the Alps, and the
portion of
Morocco north of the High Atlas...
-
Geology of the Alps
Tectonic subdivision Helvetic Zone
Penninic nappes Austroalpine nappes Southern Alps
Formation &
rocks Bündner
schist flysch mol****e...
- from the
European and
African continent respectively. The
rocks of the
Penninic nappes belong to the
former area of the Briançonnais
microcontinent and...
- The
Monte Rosa
Nappe lies
below the Zermatt-Saas zone and is part of the
Penninic nappes in the Briançonnais
microcontinent zone,
although its paleographic...
- Rieserferner) also of granite. The
Austroalpine nappes are
thrusted over the
Penninic nappe stack. M****ifs of autochthonous,
crystalline rock,
which hardly moved...
- Dent
Blanche nappe,
lying over
ophiolites and
sedimentary rocks of the
Penninic nappes. The mountain's
current shape is the
result of
cirque erosion due...
- The Alps and the
Bohemian M****if were
affected by the orogeny. The Sub-
Penninic and
Moldanubian superunits were
deeply buried within the new
range (granulites...
