Briançonnais microcontinent
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| Geology of the Alps |
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| Tectonic subdivision |
| Helvetic nappes |
| Penninic nappes |
| Austroalpine nappes |
| Southern Alps |
| Formations & rocks |
| Bündner slate | flysch | molasse |
| Geological structures |
| Aarmassif | Dent Blanche klippe | Engadine window | Flysch zone | Giudicárie line | Greywacke zone | Hohe Tauern window | Molasse basin | Penninic thrustfront | Periadriatic Seam | Ivrea zone | Lepontin dome | Rechnitz window | Rhône-Simplon line | Sesia unit |
| Paleogeografic terminology |
| Valais Ocean |
| Briançonnais microcontinent |
| Piemont-Liguria Ocean |
| Apulian or Adriatic plate |
According to some paleogeographic reconstructions the Briançonnais microcontinent was in fact a part of the microcontinent Iberia, that encompassed not only the Iberian Peninsula but also Corsica, Sardinia and the Balearic Islands. Because paleogeographic reconstructions of highly deformed pieces of crust are always difficult, this is disputed among geologists.
The Briançonnais microcontinent is named after the French city of Briançon.
See also:
- Microcontinent Iberia
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