Issue 12 - Earth – Winkler Wilfried – Interviews
JURA MOUNTAINS: ASPECTS OF ORIGIN, TECTONICS AND MORPHOLOGY
by Wilfried Winkler
Could you shortly explain the formation oft he Jura mountains and ist relationship with the Alps?
The rocks which we find in the Jura mountains formed at the northern margin of the Alpine see. This northern margin occupied a shallow marine environment where mostly limestones were diposited. Most...