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What is the geologic composition of the Alps mountain range?

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Crystalline rocks, which are exposed in the higher central regions, are the rocks forming Mont Blanc , the Matterhorn , and high peaks in the Pennine Alps and Hohe Tauern; limestone and other sedimentary rocks are predominant (but not continuously present) in the generally lower ranges to the north and south.

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