Re: This may seem like a crazy question...Italian Dolomites


"Alan Johnson" <afjohnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Jo Schaper wrote:
And maybe Joe Rat or Alan Johnson or one of our other Continental friends
can answer: what are the Italian Dolomites made of?

Everyplace I look, it says they are limestone.

Marble? :-)

Witty, eh? I'm afraid I don't know either, Jo. The only comprehensive
works I have here are German and British geology. I have no personal
experience.

Regards

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http://www.episodes.org/backissues/263/04Bosellini.pdf

according to the above article " carbonates" ;-)

I rode a train through the area 45 years ago.

Sounds like limestone, dolomite, sandstone a bit of everything.

It has a long list of references
Bob


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