Briançonnais microcontinent
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| Geology of the Alps |
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| Tectonic subdivision |
| Penninic nappes |
| Austroalpine nappes |
| Southern Alps |
| Formations & rocks |
| Geological structures |
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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 |
| Briançonnais microcontinent |
| Piemont-Liguria Ocean |
| Apulian or Adriatic plate |
The Briançonnais microcontinent or Briançonnais terrane is a piece of continental crust found in the Penninic nappes of the Alps.
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.
[edit] See also
- Microcontinent Iberia
