Geology
The rocks composing Piz Bernina are diorites and gabbros. The massif in general is also composed of granites (Piz Corvatsch, Piz Palü). Most of the range belongs to the Austroalpine nappes, a tectonic unit whose rocks come from the Apulian plate, a small continent which broke away from Africa (Gondwana) before the Alpine orogeny. The Austroalpine nappes are common in the entire Eastern Alps.
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