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MAPPING IN SOUTHERN FRANCE |
The images below should give you a general impression of the geology and terrain of the mapping areas.
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Mesozoic limestone ridges and Fenouillet valley, Massif d'Agly areas, Roussillon. |
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Upper Cretaceous to lower Tertiary sedimentary rocks, Albas, Corbières. |
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Upper Cretaceous to lower Tertiary sedimentary rocks, Albas, Corbières. |
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Strongly deformed Triassic evaporites, Durban-Corbières. |
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Devonian limestones, Roquebrun, Montagne Noire. |
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Quarries in Devonian 'marble', Caunes-Minervois |
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Ordovician mudrocks exposed in roadcuts and vineyards, Berlou, Montagne Noire |
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Folded and thrust Cretaceous to Tertiary limestone ridges, St. Chinian. In the distance, to the north, is the Palaeozoic massif of the Montagne Noire. |
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Mottled palaeosol in the St. Chinian area. Similar features are found throughout the region in upper Cretaceous and early Tertiary sedimentary rocks. |
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View of the upper Cretaceous to lower Tertiary sedimentary rocks of the Arques area, Corbières. |
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