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Preliminary Note on Traverses of the Western and of the Eastern Alps made during the summer of 1887, by Prof. T. G. Bonney, F.R.S.—The first traverse was made along the line of the Romanche from near Grenoble to the Col du Lautaret, and thence by Briancon over the Mont Genèvre and the Col de Sestrières to Pinerolo, at the edge of the Italian plain. The second went from Lienz, across the central range of the Tyrol to Kitzbühel, and the rocks of this range were also investigated at other places. During both traverses the author had the advantage of the assistance of the Rev. E. Hill, who had accompanied him on a similar journey in 1885. The results of their examination fully confirm the views already expressed by the author as to the nature and succession of the crystalline rocks of the Alps.
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The British Association: Section C-Geology. Nature 36, 590–600 (1887). https://doi.org/10.1038/036590a0
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