The huge fold in the flank of the 2969 m high Dent de Morcles (in Waadtland Alps, Switzerland) is an impressive testimony to the collision between Africa and Europe (which began some 65 million years ago). The layers, originally deposited on the sea floor in a horizontal position, were compressed and shifted. The darker parts developed during the Tertiary period (66 million years ago). They are yo ...[Read More]
Imaggeo on Mondays: an impressive testimony to the collision between Africa and Europe
Dent de Morcles, The Waadtland Alps, Switzerland . Credit: Bernhard Edmaier (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)