André Paillet

Dykes and Pipes of Remobilized Cornieules within the Cornieule Evaporitic-Complex of the Mont Jovet Area (Northwestern French Alps)

Dykes and pipes of remobilized cornieules outcrop widely within the evaporitic complex of the thrust sole of the Mont Jovet klippe, (North- Western French Alps). The morphology, nature, structures and pattern of these rocks are described. The bodies are not linked to erosive processes; they represent inherited morphologies within the gypsum exhumed by erosion. These upstanding pseudo-cornieules very likely originated from fault-related remobilization of primary cornieules from the tectonic contact. A genetic model is proposed to explain the genesis of these pseudocornieules, to highlight the possible relationships between these pseudo-cornieules and the other documented types of cornieules.