Tuftgrat-Serie

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(20%,10%,0%,2%)
Color RGB
R: 200 G: 225 B: 250
Rank
tectonically bounded lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
informal term

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Tuftgrat-Serie
Français
Série du Tuftgrat
Italiano
Serie del Tuftgrat
English
Tuftgrat series
Origin of the Name

Tuftgrat (VS)

Historical Variants

série du Tuftgrat (Robyr 1998, Carrupt & Schlup 1998), Tuftgrat series = Tuftgrat sedimentary series = Tuftgrat Mesozoic cover of Stockhorn basement (Steck et al. 2015)

Hierarchy and sequence

Subordinate units

Age

Age at top
  • Mesozoic
Age at base
  • Mesozoic

Geography

Geographical extent
Stockhorn-Gornergrat (VS)

Palaenography and tectonic

Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • sedimentary

References

Definition
Robyr Martin (1998) : Etude géologique de la région du Gornergrat. Diplôme Univ. Lausanne, 110 p.

  • Kalkglimmerschiefer der Tuftgrat-Serie

    Rank
    petrography
    Status
    informal term
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  • Sandkalke der Tuftgrat-Serie

    Rank
    petrography
    Status
    informal term
    In short

    Glimmer-Sandkalke der Tuftgrat-Serie.

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  • Dolomit der Tuftgrat-Serie

    Rank
    petrography
    Status
    informal term
    In short

    Gelber Dolomit und Zellendolomit der Tuftgrat-Serie.

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  • Rauwacke der Tuftgrat-Serie

    Rank
    petrography
    Status
    local name (informal)
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