Nappe De Provence

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The geology of New Caledonia includes all major rock types (igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic), which here range in age from ~290 million years old (Ma) to recent. Their formation is driven by alternate plate collisions and rifting. The mantle-derived Eocene Peridotite Nappe is the most significant and widespread unit (labelled as "Ophiolites" and coloured in bright green in Fig. 1). The igneous unit consists of ore-rich ultramafic rocks thrust onto the main island. Mining of valuable metals from this unit has been an economical pillar of New Caledonia for more than a century. New Caledonia is located on the Indo-Australian Plate and the largely submerged continent of Zealandia. After New Zealand, it is the second-largest subaerial landmass, and the northernmost part of this continent. As shown on the map, the landmass is elongated in a NW-SE orientation, which is similar to the distribution patterns of most of the geological units. Thrusting, exhumation and folding of some of the units have contributed to the rugged topography of the elongated main island, with Mont Panié and Mount Humboldt being the highest points (over 1,600 m).

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Article title : Geology of New Caledonia
"alternate plate collisions and rifting. The mantle-derived Eocene Peridotite Nappe is the most significant and widespread unit (labelled as "Ophiolites" and..."
Article title : Digne-les-Bains
"the Mistralian norm), is the prefecture of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. As of..."
Article title : Marcel Alexandre Bertrand
"of the Bernese Alps. La grande nappe de recouvrement de la Basse-Provence, 1899 – The large nappe layer of Lower Provence. Mémoire sur les refoulements..."
Article title : Authon, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
"pronunciation: [otɔ̃]; Occitan: Auton) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of south-eastern France. Authon..."
Article title : Matterhorn
"Alpine orogeny) from the Dent Blanche nappe, lying over ophiolites and sedimentary rocks of the Penninic nappes. The mountain's current shape is the result..."
Article title : Digne Prealps
"(French: Préalpes de Digne) are a massif in the southern part of the French Prealps located in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. The massif extends..."
Article title : Dandelin spheres
"Dandelin spheres touching the same nappe of the cone, while hyperbola has two Dandelin spheres touching opposite nappes. A parabola has just one Dandelin..."
Article title : Geology of the Western Carpathians
"In addition to nappe outliers of the Choč nappe (Hronic) and part of the Krížna nappe (Fatric), there is also a large body of Muráň nappe (Silicic unit)..."
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"Approaching Shadow! (Mount Napper, the Creeping Shadow)" Transliteration: "Nappe Yama, Shinobiyoru Kage" (Japanese: ナッペ山、しのびよる影) Hiromichi Matano Storyboarded..."
Article title : Josquin des Prez
"Mille regretz, Nimphes, nappés and Plus nulz regretz. The last of these, Plus nulz regretz, is set to a poem by Jean Lemaire de Belges that celebrates..."

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