AtlasItalyTonale PassOne word pinned hereTonale Pass46.2581°N 10.5808°E · Q944457One English word in this atlas traces back to Tonale Pass. It sits in Italy.ShareAll of Italy Pinned heretonalitenoun · 1864Well attestedAn Alpine pass gave its name to one of the commonest rock types in the continental crust.Gerhard vom Rath applied the name tonalite in 1864 to coarse plutonic rock from the Adamello massif beside the Tonale Pass, on the border of Lombardy and Trentino. The Adamello pluton is one of the best studied intrusions in the Alps. Tonalite and its relatives make up much of the deep crust beneath volcanic arcs.Named from the placeRead →Nearest pinsLombardy poplarLombardy, Italy83 kmDavos ManDavos, Switzerland83 kmasiagoAsiago, Italy84 kmfianeliteVal Ferrera, Switzerland94 km