Another world-class outcrop explored by our bachelor students Department of Earth Sciences - UNIGE with Sébastien Castelltort, Lucas Vimpere and Marine Prieur. At the top of the Esclangon panorama near Digne-les-Bains, facing the scenic "Velodrome", we discussed the complex interplay of tectonic and sedimentological processes involved in the growth of the Alps, including perspectives from applied geology with Arnaud Le Bec.
Le légendaire Vélodrome !
Head of Competence Center Geology at Omya
8moExcellent academic field camp for a sound understanding of the geology, depositional environments and formation processes of gypsum, clays, dolomite, calcium carbonate, silica etc., key to a better understanding and use of mineral resources. Well done to the "Dream Team" from Geneva's Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences, to the teachers and their very promising students...