Centimetre-scale reverse faults cross-cutting alternating dolomites and silica layers of the Plattenkalk nappe. Faults (photo) and asymmetric south-verging folds reflect Oligocene compression and are exposed in the Samaria Gorge, which developed as a result of contemporaneous (Pleistocene) continent uplift and erosion.<\/p>\n
Approximate location of the outcrop<\/p>\n
Photograph: Koen Van Noten<\/p>\n
Reference: Fassoulas C. (2004). Field Guide to the Geology of Crete. Natural History Museum of Crete, Publ., 104p, Heraklio (3th edition)<\/p>\n","modified":"2018-09-04T13:20:06","color":"","icon":"","noDetails":false,"noInteraction":false,"image":"https:\/\/outcropedia.tectask.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Reverse-faults-Samaria-Gorge-Crete-768x531.jpg","taxonomy":{"webmapp_category":[220]},"accessibility":{"mobility":{"check":false,"description":""},"hearing":{"check":false,"description":""},"vision":{"check":false,"description":""},"cognitive":{"check":false,"description":""},"food":{"check":false,"description":""}},"locale":"it","source":"https:\/\/outcropedia.tectask.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/poi\/1279","wp_edit":"http:\/\/outcropedia.tectask.org\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=1279&action=edit","web":"https:\/\/outcropedia.tectask.org\/poi\/reverse-faults-samaria-gorge-crete\/","addr:street":"","addr:housenumber":"","addr:postcode":"","addr:city":"","contact:phone":"","contact:email":"","opening_hours":"","capacity":""},"geometry":{"type":"Point","coordinates":[23.954752385616302,35.29608394976411]}}