Deutsch: Salassikum der Westschweiz
Français: Salassique de Suisse occidentale
Italiano: Salassico della Svizzera occidentale
English: Salassic of Western Switzerland
The Salassic units of the western Alps (Dent Blanche, Mont Mary and Sesia nappes) are structurally similar, with an upper continental crust unit at the base (Arolla Unit, Lower Unit and Gneiss Minuti Unit) and a lower crustal unit at the top (Valpelline Unit, Upper Unit and 2 DK Zone). In the Sesia Nappe, the intermediate Eclogitic Micaschist Unit appears to be derived from a relatively deep part of the upper crust. The underwent high-pressure metamorphism during the Late Cretaceous and the Early Paleogene, mainly in the lower and intermediate units; later only, the lower units were significantly re-equilibrated under greenschist-facies conditions.
Austroalpin valaisan, Salassic p.p. (TK500 / Gouffon et al. 2024)
