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FROM the lower Crati valley in Calabria, to the Peloritani Mountains in Sicily, metamorphic and intrusive igneous lithotypes represent the bulk of the Apennine mountain range. A wide cover of Tertiary sediment overlies these rocks, mainly along the coastal areas. The metamorphic and igneous rocks are in a weathered state. The weathering may be tens or even hundreds of metres deep. Deep weathering characterises crystalline rocks in a rapidly uplifting region such as Calabria.
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GUZZETTA, G. Ancient tropical weathering in Calabria. Nature 251, 302–303 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/251302a0
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