The Austroalpine Nappe Complex of the Eastern Alps
Rocks Unique to the Silvretta, Ela, and Err Nappes, Graubunden, Switzerland
Rauhwacke
[Carbonate Breccia/Cellular Dolomite (Zellendolomit)]
Photographed by Michael P. Klimetz
Silvretta Thrust Zone
[Silvretta Nappe/Ela Nappe Contact]
Val Tisch
[Western Terminus]
Bergun
Canton Graubunden
SWITZERLAND
Photographed by Michael P. Klimetz
Silvretta Thrust Zone
[Silvretta Nappe/Ela Nappe Contact]
Murtel da Fier
Canton Graubunden
SWITZERLAND
Orthogneiss
[Polyphase Deformed Quartz-Feldspar-Muscovite Gneiss]
Photographed by Michael P. Klimetz
Silvretta Nappe
[Crystalline Basement]
Piz Darlux
Bergun
Canton Graubunden
SWITZERLAND
Hematite and Hematitic Sandstone
[Specular/Vein Hematite (Fer oligiste) and Brecciated Sandstone]
Photographed by Michael P. Klimetz
Verrucano Sandstone
Permian
Silvretta Nappe
Val Plazbi
Canton Graubunden
SWITZERLAND
Reibungskonglomerat
[Lithified Fault Gouge]
Photographed by Michael P. Klimetz
"Reibungskonglomerat"
Sheared Carboniferous Paleosol(?)
Variscan Granite Sheared and Granulated During Eoalpine (Cretaceous) Orogenesis(?)
Murtel Trigdt
Canton Graubunden
SWITZERLAND
Photographed by Michael P. Klimetz
"Reibungskonglomerat"
Sheared Carboniferous Paleosol(?)
Variscan Granite Sheared and Granulated During Eoalpine (Cretaceous) Orogenesis(?)
Murtel Trigdt
Canton Graubunden
SWITZERLAND
Photographed by Michael P. Klimetz
Deformed Dolomitic Limestone
Triassic - Norian
Ela Nappe
Austroalpine Complex
Canton Graubunden
SWITZERLAND
Photographed by Michael P. Klimetz
Deformed Dolomitic Limestone
Triassic - Norian
Ela Nappe
Austroalpine Complex
Canton Graubunden
SWITZERLAND
Photographed by Michael P. Klimetz
Carbonate Breccia
Alvbreckzie
Early Jurassic-Lias
Piz Gualdauna
Albulapass
Canton Graubunden
SWITZERLAND
Hauptdolomit
[Deformed Dolomitic Limestone]
Alvbreckzie
[Carbonate Breccia]
Photographed by Michael P. Klimetz
Carbonate Breccia
Alvbreckzie
Early Jurassic-Lias
Piz Gualdauna
Albulapass
Canton Graubunden
SWITZERLAND
Photographed by Michael P. Klimetz
Carbonate Breccia
Alvbreckzie
Early Jurassic-Lias
Piz Gualdauna
Albulapass
Canton Graubunden
SWITZERLAND
