«Obere Kleinzyklische Sandstein-Tone-Serie»

Representation and status

Color CMYK

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Rank

lithostratigraphic unit

Validity

Unit is in Use

Status

incorrect name (though informally used)

Nomenclature

Deutsch

«Obere Kleinzyklische Sandstein-Tone-Serie»

Historical Variants

obere kleinzyklische Sandstein-Tone-Serie (Matter et al. 1988a), alluvial deposits = Obere Kleinzyklische Sandstein-Tone-Serie (Jordan & Deplazes 2018)

Description

Thickness

Ca. 80 m (Jordan & Deplazes 2018)

Hierarchy and sequence

Units at roof

• «Grosszyklische Grobsandstein-Ton-Serie»

Age

Age at top

• Late Pennsylvanian

Age at base

• Late Pennsylvanian

Dating Method

Stéphanien (Matter et al. 1988a)

Palaenography and tectonic

Tectonic unit (resp. main category)

• Jura :
  Juragebirge

Kind of protolith

• sedimentary

Conditions of formation

Schwemmebene