20 July 2018
Posted by Callan Bentley
Via Twitter, a Friday fold from Maddy Rushing:
#FridayFold, @callanbentley? pic.twitter.com/eaKIuuvFgB
— Maddy Rushing (@komaddyite) May 25, 2018
This is in the Alps of Switzerland; I don’t know more about it than that. If you recognize the site or the geology, educate us in the comments!
Callan Bentley is Associate Professor of Geology at Piedmont Virginia Community College in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America. For his work on this blog, the National Association of Geoscience Teachers recognized him with the James Shea Award. He has also won the Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council on Higher Education in Virginia, and the Biggs Award for Excellence in Geoscience Teaching from the Geoscience Education Division of the Geological Society of America. In previous years, Callan served as a contributing editor at EARTH magazine, President of the Geological Society of Washington and President the Geo2YC division of NAGT.
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Hi,
I think this is a view from the Northwest onto the north face of Dent de Morcles. It shows the hinge zone of the recumbent Morcles Fold Nappe.
Thanks Jan!
Clearer in late Summer ?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dent_de_Morcles#/media/File:Dent_de_Morcles_S.jpg