Geology of Italy

Tilted layers of sedimentary rock in the Rolle Pass in the Dolomites, Trentino

The geology of Italy includes mountain ranges such as the Alps and the Apennines formed from the uplift of igneous and primarily marine sedimentary rocks all formed since the Paleozoic.^[1] Some active volcanoes are located in Insular Italy.

^ Moores, E.M.; Fairbridge, Rhodes W. (1997). Encyclopedia of European & Asian Regional Geology. Springer. pp. 415–420.

[1] Moores, E.M.; Fairbridge, Rhodes W. (1997). Encyclopedia of European & Asian Regional Geology. Springer. pp. 415–420.

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