The Bletterbach (in italian: ''Rio delle Foglie'', literally "''stream of the leaves''") is a stream in
South Tyrol
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Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
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The Bletterbach is cutting through deposits of the Lower Permian to the Upper Anis, namely the Bolzano Quartz Porphyry (~272 Ma), the Val Gardena Sandstone, which is famous for its fossil footprints, the Bellerophon Formation, the
Werfen Formation
The Werfen Formation is a geologic formation in the Southern Limestone Alps and Dinaric Alps of Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Italy. It preserves fossils dating back to the Triassic period.Rivers of South TyrolGeology of ItalyRivers of Italy
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