- position.
Nappes form in
compressional tectonic settings like
continental collision zones or on the
overriding plate in
active subduction zones.
Nappes form...
- Look up
nappe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
nappe, in geology, is a
sheet of rock
moved more than 2 km
above a
thrust fault.
Nappe may also refer...
- the air
ventilation structure of a weir: free
nappes,
depressed nappes, and
clinging nappes. A free
nappe,
which is
ventilated to
maintain atmospheric...
-
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...
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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...
- southward. The
rocks of the
Austroalpine nappes form most of the
outcrops in the
Eastern Alps,
while in the west
these nappes are, with the
exception of a few...
- 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...
- 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...
- klippe, an
isolated part of the
Austroalpine nappes,
lying over the
Penninic nappes. The
Austroalpine nappes are part of the
Apulian plate, a
small continent...
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Penninic nappes include the
Monte Rosa, Mont Fort, Siviez-Mischabel,
Cimes Blanches and Frilihorn, of
European origin.
Upper Penninic nappes include the...
