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	Geology of the Alps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Alps arose as a result of the pressure exerted on sediments of the Tethys Ocean basin as its Mesozoic and early Cenozoic strata were pushed against the stable Eurasian landmass by the northward-moving African landmass.
		The Eastern Alps consist of a central mass of crystalline and schistose rocks flanked on each side by a zone of Mesozoic beds and on the north by an outer band of Tertiary deposits.
		Throughout the whole extent of the Eastern Alps it is strictly limited to the belt between this fault and the marginal zone of Molasse.
	www.newlenox.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Geology_of_the_Alps (3829 words)

	Geology of the Alps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Alps arose as a result of the pressure exerted on sediments of the Tethys Ocean basin as its Mesozoic and early Cenozoic strata were pushed against the stable Eurasian landmass by the northward-moving African landmass (the Alpine Orogeny).
		The present day view of the Alps is also complicated by the fact that in regions where there was early extensive weathering it was possible for the deep molten granite to well up to the surface and mix with the sediments.
		Such a gap is that between the Alps and the Carpathians, but a glance at a geological map of the region will show that the folding was probably at one time continuous.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geology_of_the_Alps (3769 words)

	Alps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Eastern Alps are commonly subdivided according to the different geological composition of the more central parts of the Alps and the groups at its northern and southern fringes: Northern Limestone Alps, Central Eastern Alps and Southern Limestone Alps.
		The border between the Central Eastern Alps and the Southern Limestone Alps is the Periadriatic Seam.
		The Northern Limestone Alps are separated from the Central Eastern Alps by the Grauwacken Zone.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alps (1242 words)

	Geology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Geology (from Greek γη- (ge-, "the earth") and λογος (logos, "word", "reason")) is the science and study of the Earth, its composition, structure, physical properties, history, and the processes that shape it.
		The word "geology" was first used by Jean-André Deluc in the year 1778 and introduced as a fixed term by Horace-Bénédict de Saussure in the year 1779.
		In geology, when an igneous intrusion cuts across a formation of sedimentary rock, it can be determined that the igneous intrusion is younger than the sedimentary rock.
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	Geology of the Alps -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The break-up history of Pangea exemplifies dispersal of supercontinents under the process of (The branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust) Plate Tectonics.
		The Alps form but a small portion of a great zone of crumpling mountain ranges that stretch in a series of curves from the (A mountain range in northern Africa between the Mediterranean and the Sahara Desert; extends from southwestern Morocco to northern Tunisia) Atlas Mountains to the Himalayas.
		The Eastern Alps consist of a central mass of crystalline and (Any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers) schistose rocks flanked on each side by a zone of Mesozoic beds and on the north by an outer band of (From 63 million to 2 million years ago) Tertiary deposits.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/G/Ge/Geology_of_the_Alps.htm (3601 words)

	Knowledge King - Geology of the Alps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Alps form but a small portion of a great zone of crumpling which stretches, in a series of curves, from the Atlas Mountains to the Himalayas.
		Superficially, the continuity of the zone is broken at intervals by gaps of greater or less extent; but these are due, in part at least, to the subsidence of portions of the folded belt and their subsequent burial by more recent accumulations.
		But between the Trias of the Eastern Alps and the Trias of the region beyond the Alpine folds there is a striking contrast.
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	Alps - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Alps is the collective name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria in the east, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany, through to France in the west.
		The highest mountain in the Alps is Mont Blanc at 4810 meters on the French-Italian border.
		The Eastern Alps are the part of the Alps east of the line between Lake Constance along the Rhine to Lake Como.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Alps (590 words)

	AllRefer.com - Alps : Geology, Central Europe, Central Europe (Central European Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Geologically, the Alps were formed during the Oligocene and Miocene epochs as a result of the pressure exerted on the Tethyan geosyncline as its Mesozoic and Cenozoic strata were squeezed against the stable Eurasian landmass by the northward-moving African landmass.
		Crystalline rocks, which are exposed in the higher central regions, are the rocks forming Mont Blanc, the Matterhorn, and high peaks in the Pennine Alps and Hohe Tauern; limestone and other sedimentary rocks are predominant (but not continuously present) in the generally lower ranges to the north and south.
		Glaciation (see glacier) was more extensive during the Pleistocene epoch and carved a distinctive mountain landscape : characterized as alpine : of arEtes, cirques, matterhorns, U-shaped and hanging valleys, and long moraine-blocked lakes (such as Garda, Como, and Maggiore in the south and ZUrich, Geneva, Thun, and Brienz in the north).
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	GEOLOGY OF THE ALPS FACTS AND INFORMATION
		The Alps arose as a result of the pressure exerted on sediments of the Tethys_Ocean basin as its Mesozoic and early Cenozoic strata were pushed against the stable Eurasian landmass by the northward-moving African landmass (the Alpine Orogeny).
		Crystalline rocks, which are exposed in the higher central regions, are the rocks forming Mont_Blanc, the Matterhorn, and high peaks in the Pennine Alps and Hohe Tauern.
		The Alps form but a small portion of a great zone of crumpling mountain ranges that stretch in a series of curves from the Atlas_Mountains to the Himalayas.
	www.beatlesfacts.com /Geology_of_the_Alps (3722 words)

	Geology and Geomorphology of the Australian Alps
		The Australian Alps consist of extensive undulating plateaus and ridges surrounded by a dissected landscape of steep slopes, escarpments and deep gorges.
		The Australian Alps have a diverse and active geological history which is reflected in a large range of rock types and structures.
		Glaciation was not extensive in the Australian Alps and is not known in Victoria.
	www.australianalps.deh.gov.au /publications/edukit/geology.html (1722 words)

	Alps Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The border between the Central Alps and the Southern Limestone Alps is the so-called Periadriatic Seam.
		The Northern Limestone Alps are separated from the Central Alps by the Grauwacken Zone.
		The '''Alps''' are a range of mountains located within the Moon's Mare Imbrium, formed in the impact that created the Imbrium Basin.
	www.echostatic.com /Alps.html (609 words)

	Encyclopedia: Geology of the Alps
		Interstate road cut through limestone and shale strata in eastern Tennessee In geology and related fields, a stratum (plural: strata) is a layer of rock or soil with internally consistent characteristics that distinguishes it from contiguous layers.
		Lombardy (in Italian Lombardia) is a region in northern Italy between the Alps and the Po Valley.
		Regional geology The Alps is the collective name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east, through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Geology-of-the-Alps (6286 words)

	Geology at Hamilton
		Students may minor in geology by taking one introductory course and four other courses in the department at the 200 level or higher.
		Because geology classes are small, students have the opportunity to work closely with faculty members in and out of the classroom.
		Members of the geology faculty are all dedicated, published scholars whose teaching and research interests span the entire range of geological sciences.
	academics.hamilton.edu /geology/home (703 words)

	Lingua Terrae Books Geology Alps
		Dietzel, G.F.L. Geology and Permian paleomagnetism of the Merano region, Province of Bolzano, N. Italy.
		Neuergebnisse der Petrographie und strukturellen Geologie in den Alpen.
		Geology and Permian paleomagnetism of the Val-di-Non area, W. Dolomites, N. Italy.
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	Hilary's Geology Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Flora and the Fauna of the Alps.
		"Geology of the Alps." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geology_of_the_Alps 15 March 2005.
		The Eastern Alps overlap and override the Western Alps.
	www.earlham.edu /~anderhi/hilary/alps.htm (704 words)

	Structural geology in italian Alps, relationships between lherzolites and serpentinites
		Structural geology in italian Alps, relationships between lherzolites and serpentinites
		Rocks from the depth of 100 Km may reach the surface during the geological processes of the Earth: these are for instance the kimberlites, the rocks in which there are the diamonds.
		The purpose was pursued doing the gological (and detailed structural) survey of the area and petrologic analysis on meaningful samples.
	italiangeology.tripod.com /StructurInglese.htm (517 words)

	Geology of Austria
		Most of Austrias surface is covered by the Alps, and most of its caves and mines are also in the Alps.
		The Alps are lifted continually, and the erosion continually moves away material.
		A cross section of the Alps shows a certain symmetry: the northen and southern ridges are composed of limestone, the center is composed of crystalline rocks.
	www.showcaves.com /english/at/Geology.html (510 words)

	Yale University and Universitat Mainz: Field Trip to the Alps 1996 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In June of 1996, the Geology & Geophysics Department at Yale University conducted a field trip accross the Italian, German, and Swiss portion of the Alps.
		Understanding the sequence of events that transpired during the separation of the European and African plates and the formation of the Tethys ocean helps to explain much of the geology of the Alps.
		The basement rock that is exposed in the modern Alps were originally extensional fault blocks during this period that have since been uplifted.
	www.geology.yale.edu /~as45/alps96.html (686 words)

	Geology of the Alps
		The Alps, as seen by Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein, the creature, and the geologists like Saussure, were an awe inspiring, sublime, and often frightful sight in nature.
		As Victor Frankenstein said of the Alps, "whose white and shining pyramids and domes towered above all, as belonging to another earth, the habitations of another race of beings" (Shelley, 78), these mountains were supreme and magnificent, and at the same time frightening, in fact terrifying.
		According to John Swain, an early geologist and visitor to the Swiss Alps in the 1700's, "...The tops of the highest mountains reach up unto that place which we call the middle region of the aire, being some of them more loftie than the clouds" (Swain, from Speculum Mundi, as stated in Nicolson, 148).
	www.mtholyoke.edu /courses/rschwart/hist257s02/students/Anna/GeologyAlps.htm (382 words)

	World's finest geology of the swiss alps site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		We have worked hard to make sure that geology of the swiss alps information can be found here.
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	David A. Spencer - Education: Doctor of Natural Sciences
		Geology of the Alps III, Quaternary Geology of the eastern Alps and eastern Switzerland, Theoretical tectonics, Structural Geology II, Structural Geology Practical II, Tectonics II, Structural Petrology II, Structural Petrology practical II, Rheology of rocks, Metamorphic Geology, Metamorphic Geology practical, Doctor research seminars, Structural Geology seminars, Geological colloquiums, Geological seminars and visiting lecturers.
		Geology of Switzerland II, Photogeology II, Theoretical Structural Geology II, Theoretical Structural Geology Practical II, Field excursions, Gemmology, Geology of the Alps IV, Theoretical Petrology, Rock Microscopy II, Doctor research seminars, Structural geology seminars, Geological colloquiums, Geological seminars and visiting lecturers.
		The project mainly utilised modern structural geology techniques (microstructure, macrostructure and megastructure) to assist in the understanding of processes that took place at deep levels in the crust during the formation of the Himalaya.
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	Nature, climate and geology of the Swiss Alps
		In the then existing Tethyan Sea, the materials the Alps are made of, such as marble, limestone and granite, developed during many millions of years.
		Indeed, the Alps were the first mountain area which was geologically investigated in an extensive way.
		Regularly the whole area of the Alps is the border between the cooler Northern European climate and the warmer Southern European climate.
	www.myswissalps.com /switzerland/switzerland-nature.asp (2338 words)

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		Crustal deformation during 1994-1998 due to oblique continental collision in the central Southern Alps, New Zealand, and implications for seismic potential of the Alpine Fault.
		Subcrustal earthquakes in the central South Island, New Zealand, and the root of the Southern Alps.
		Whitehouse, I. Geomorphology of the central Southern Alps, New Zealand; the interaction of plate collision and atmospheric circulation.
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	Formation of the Alps and Prehistory of Switzerland>
		The geology we see today is complicated by the fact that in the final stage as the ocean disappeared, a large mass of material which was originally far to the south was pressed
		The present day view of the Alps is also complicated by the fact that in regions where
		the Alps continue to rise somewhere between a millimeter and a centimeter per year.
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