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Alps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (601 words) |
 | 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 so-called Periadriatic Seam. |
| The Northern Limestone Alps are separated from the Central Eastern Alps by the Grauwacken Zone. |
| Geology of the Alps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3791 words) |
| 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. |
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