| 21. | The nappe is named after the mountain Dent Blanche, which is formed by rocks of the nappe.
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| 22. | The structure is caused by a large dome-like antiform in the nappe stacks of the Alps.
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| 23. | It lies on top of other Penninic nappes, as the Monte Rosa nappe or the Combin zone.
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| 24. | Either half of a double cone on one side of the apex is called a " nappe ".
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| 25. | Of the three nappe stacks the Penninic nappes have the highest marine sediments, metamorphosed to phyllites, schists and amphibolites.
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| 26. | Located in the Jura Mountains, north of the Alps, it was originally thought to be a folded d�collement nappe.
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| 27. | The crystalline rocks of the Gotthard nappe carry strong traces of at least two older Ma ( million years ago ).
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| 28. | The overthrust folds of a nappe belt ( e . g . the Central Alps ) are formed in a similar way.
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| 29. | The equations to meter flow in this article require free flow, which takes place when there is air under the nappe.
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| 30. | The base thrust of the Giessen nappe consists of cataclasites, breccias and mylonites and forms a semi-horizontal thrust plane.
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