Location
Welcome to the field excursion to the Subalpine chains. In this exercise you
will be visiting a number of sites, building up a catalogue of the small-scale
structures present and then using these to suggest how the rocks have deformed.
You should be able to relate these styles of structural development to possible
controls - the temperature at the time of deformation and the original nature
of the rock layers. In addition there are measured structural data for a variety
of sites which can be plotted up to provide further insight on structural evolution.
Before jumping into the field areas you are advised to check out the other links
listed below the map.
Enjoy!!
Click here to download a structured plan for tackling
this exercise (word doc) and a black/white version of
the map below (pdf).
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The following links provide background notes for aspects of Subalpine geology.
- Thermal information
Brief notes and data on the temperature at the time of deformation for
different parts of the Subalps.
- Alps background
This takes you to the general background notes on the Alps associated
with the first year structure course.
- References
Some source material and further reading (mostly advanced).
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