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Folded Rocks - Explored!

I took this as a snapshot out of the window of a moving express train travelling (I think!) from Interlaken to Berne (I didn't take notes on this trip). The map location is therefore somewhat arbitrary!

 

The 90˚ bend in the folded strata is indicative of some very considerable pressures being exerted on the rock layers. The multiple, relatively-fine layers might suggest sedimentary rocks but I can't confirm that.

 

I know there are even more spectacular examples in Switzerland but this was the best that I saw.

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Uploaded on November 16, 2023
Taken in May 1990