HYDROGEOLOGICAL MAP OF LESSINI MOUNTAINS ... - CC-WaterS

CARTA IDROGEOLOGICA DEI MONTI LESSINI - HYDROGEOLOGICAL MAP OF LESSINI MOUNTAINS
CONTENT
1. GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION............................................................................................................................ 1
2. CLIMATIC FEATURES........................................................................................................................................ 3
3. GEOMORPHOLOGY........................................................................................................................................... 5
3.1 Morphology................................................................................................................................................. 5
3.2 Karstification .............................................................................................................................................. 8
3.2.1 Valle delle Sfingi or the Sphinx Valley...................................................................................................... 13
3.2.2 Covolo di Camposilvano........................................................................................................................... 16
4 GEOLOGY ......................................................................................................................................................... 16
4.1 Stratigraphical succession........................................................................................................................ 16
4.2 Structural layout ....................................................................................................................................... 19
4.2.1 Tectonic structures in the central-western Lessini Mountains....................................................................... 20
5 HYDROGRAPHIC FEATURES AND HYDROGEOLOGY................................................................................. 21
5.1 The Montorio springs................................................................................................................................22
6 HYDROGEOLOGICAL MAP............................................................................................................................. 24
6.1 Choices and criteria.................................................................................................................................. 24
6.2 Hydrogeological units............................................................................................................................... 26
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