The Jura Mountains are in the western Alps. They were formed in three stages, in the Lias (early Jurassic), Dogger, and Malm geologic periods.
The Jura mountains, the Alps are about 60% and the Jura about 10%
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The Jura mountain range is located north of the French Alps, bordering Switzerland, and further north the Vosges (which are older and lower, but still categorized as mountains).the 'massif du Jura'
The Jura Mountains are part of the same orogeny as the Alps, which are being formed by the collision between the African an Eurasian plates.
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Jurassic comes from the French "Jurassique" (jer ass EEK) meaning 'of the Jura Mountains'. The area of the Jura Mountains, between France and Switzerland, is largely composed of limestones which were laid down during the Jurassic period.
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