Rockfall in the southern wall of Punta Thurwieser (Italy) on September 18th, 2004

Photos and short description of a large rockfall in the south rock wall of Punta Thurwieser - 3657 m - in the Ortler group are presented. They belong to the very rare authentic documents of geological events reshaping the current topography of the Alps.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Geologija
Main Authors:	Janez Rozman, Andrej Rožič, Alojz Budkovič, Tomaž Budkovič
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Geological Survey of Slovenia 2004-12-01
Subjects:	Punta Thurwieser rockfall Italy
Online Access:	http://www.geologija-revija.si/dokument.aspx?id=452

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