The Flims rock avalanche: structure and consequences

Abstract The Flims rock avalanche has a gliding surface that cuts down section in a limestone sequence and does not follow a weak horizon. The gliding surface is parallel to bedding and/or to the penetrative Alpine foliation in the limestone that is characterized by a shape-preferred orientation of...

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Main Author: O. Adrian Pfiffner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-11-01
Series:Swiss Journal of Geosciences
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s00015-022-00424-x