French Jura with OUGS Mainland Europe
  27.7. - 3.8.2002

 

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Arbois - base camp for our week exploring Jura
typical limestone scenery in the surroundings - steep mountains, narrow valleys......
....... and high cliffs to the east of the town
vineyards looking towards the Bresse Plain ......
....... producing a pleasant wine with a character all of its own
Arbois
Limestone landscape
Limestone landscape
Vineyards
Vineyards

fossiliferous limestone cut into blocks to build walls surrounding the vineyards
Gorge de la Langette
road cutting between Les planches and Chaux des Crotenay
marine and lacustrine deposits
more of the exposure
Fossiliferous limestone
Gorge de la Langette
Road cutting 1
Road cutting 2
Road cutting 3

The exposure continues for some distance
All the details are beautifully presented
A cool spot on a hot day ....
 .... but no time to swim!
The sign leads us to .........
Road cutting 4
Road cutting 5
River bed
River bed
Chapeau de gendarme

Above 15 pictures with captions (Pictures 1-15)

..... this folded structure, which looks like the hat worn by policemen of old
Further up the mountain, this structure shows what happens when a fold meets a fault and can move no further
At the top of the mountain, an overview of the whole structure
A reef complex in S. Jura, near Oyonnaz
Prof. Davaud (University of Geneva, with board) explaining the geology of the reef
Chapeau de gendarme
Folds and faults
Total
Reef
Prof. Davaud at reef

Coral
The salt wells of Salins les Bains
the original pump, still in full working order
the water wheel, transporting the brine to collection areas
Pothole in Grottes des Planches
Coral
Salins les Bains
Salins les Bains
Salins les Bains
Pothole

stalactites and stalagmites in Grottes des Moidons
More stalactites and stalagmites
Source de la Loue
Source de la Loue
Source du Lisons
Source du Lisons
Stalactites and stalagmites
More stalactites and stalagmites
Source de la Loue
Source de la Loue
Source du Lisons
Source du Lisons

Above 16 pictures with captions (Pictures 16-31)

Text references (captions) to pictures:

  1. Arbois - base camp for our week exploring Jura
  2. Typical limestone scenery in the surroundings - steep mountains, narrow valleys......
  3. ....... and high cliffs to the east of the town.
  4. Vineyards looking towards the Bresse Plain ......
  5. ....... producing a pleasant wine with a character all of its own.
  6. Fossiliferous limestone cut into blocks to build walls surrounding the vineyards
  7. Gorge de la Langette
  8. Road cutting between Les planches and Chaux des Crotenay
  9. marine and lacustrine deposits
  10. more of the exposure
  11. The exposure continues for some distance
  12. All the details are beautifully presented.
  13. A cool spot on a hot day ....
  14. .... but no time to swim!
  15. The sign leads us to .........
  16. ..... this folded structure, which looks like the hat worn by policemen of old
  17. Further up the mountain, this structure shows what happens when a fold meets a fault and can move no further
  18. At the top of the mountain, an overview of the whole structure
  19. A reef complex in S. Jura, near Oyonnaz
  20. Prof. Davaud (University of Geneva, with board) explaining the geology of the reef
  21. Coral
  22. The salt wells of Salins les Bains
  23. the original pump, still in full working order
  24. the water wheel, transporting the brine to collection areas
  25. Pothole in Grottes des Planches
  26. Stalactites and stalagmites in Grottes des Moidons
  27. More stalactites and stalagmites
  28. Source de la Loue
  29. Source de la Loue
  30. Source du Lisons
  31. Source du Lisons


 

 
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