This last section, between the Gartnerkofel and Mount Carnizza, goes through the same Carboniferous rocks present at Mount Corona. Here, unlike Mount Corona, they are sharply southward tilted. It is because of the various and numerous Alpine faults that separate the two rocky masses. Moving for a short distance along the path that descends from the summit of Mount Carnizza towards Mount Corona, you can reach a wide sedimentary structure, visible just below 1900 m. It bears witness to a gigantic “water spill” that occurred from the sandy marine sediments of 300 million years ago. The weight of the sediments applied pressure on the deep deposits and the water contained between the sand granules was squeezed upwards. Going upward, it broke and bent the still soft upper layers, which were already compact but not cemented.
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- The temporary exhibition “The Wonders of the Underworld – Ampezzo, 20th June 2020
- The Geological Museum in Ampezzo opens next Saturday
- The temporary exhibition “Fossil fish from the Friulian Alps” opens again
- Coronavirus Emergency – extraordinary closing
- Presentation conference – book “INSIDE THE CARNIC ALPS” – Udine, 25th June 2019