Geology

Question 1

3 key characteristics of Côte Chalonnaise and Mâconnais geology

Answer 1

1) limestone and marl
2) tilted layers, mostly dipping to the east
3) many faults

Question 2

3 Bourgogne geology basics

Answer 2

1) Mostly part of the Paris Basin formed in the Jurassic period
2) Largely calcareous, a mixture of limestone and marls
3) Mainly on the escarpment of the Saône Graben

Question 3

Bourgogne’s youngest and oldest soils and where are they found?

Answer 3

Youngest - Portlandian (Chablis, closer to Paris)
Oldest - Bajocian (along the rim of the Paris Basin)

Question 4

A topographical trough formed by opposing sets of faults

Answer 4

Graben, as in Saône Graben

Question 5

4 common geological features of Bourgogne

Answer 5

1) Mostly formed during the Jurassic period (150-170 million years ago), youngest in the north and older in the south
2) largely calcareous (limestone and marl)
3) hillside slopes with varying orientation
4) Graben (Rift Valley) formed about 30 million years ago

Question 6

3 areas associated with the mid-Jurassic period (160-170 million years ago)

Answer 6

1) Bonnes Mares
2) Vèzelay
3) Chassagne-Montrachet

Question 7

4 areas associated with the upper-Jurassic period (150-160 million years ago)

Answer 7

1) Corton
2) Chatillonnais
3) Auxerre and Tonnerre
4) Chablis

Question 8

2 mid-Jurassic soils found in Verzeley and Chassagne-Montrachet

Answer 8

1) Premeaux
2) Oolite

Question 9

What are Cuestas?

Answer 9

common landscape features of the Paris Basin consisting of hillslopes due to differential erosion

Question 10

French for bedded scree or bedded gravel (surface deposits from the freeze/thaw cycles)

Answer 10

grèzes litèes

Question 11

In what commune is the Combe Lavaux located?

Answer 11

Gevrey-Chambertin (not to be confused with the Laveau combe in Fixin)