French Jura with OUGS Mainland Europe
  27.7. - 3.8.2002

Above 15 pictures with captions (Pictures 1-15)

Chapeau de gendarme	Folds and faults	Total	Reef	Prof. Davaud at reef

Coral	Salins les Bains	Salins les Bains	Salins les Bains	Pothole

Stalactites and stalagmites	More stalactites and stalagmites	Source de la Loue	Source de la Loue	Source du Lisons	Source du Lisons

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