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Recent Volcanic Eruptions in the Central Alpine, so-called “Hercynian”, Zone

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

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In a mighty curve, convex to the west and north, the Central Alpine Zone trends from the Mediterranean to the eastern confines of Switzerland in the north-east, marked by a series of granite massives, the principle of which are: Mercantour, Pelvoux, Belledonne, Mont Blanc, Aar, and St. Gotthard.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1926

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