Baden-Irchel-Herdern Lineament

Representation and status

Color RGB
R: 250 G: 50 B: 50
Rank
fault zone
Validity
Unit is not in Use
Status
local name (informal)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Baden-Irchel-Herdern-Störung
English
Baden-Irchel-Herdern Lineament
Origin of the Name

Linie Baden (AG) - Irchel (ZH) - Herdern (TG)

Historical Variants

Baden-Irchel-Herdern Lineament (Naef et al. 1995, Malz et al. 2016, Gouffon et al. 2024)

Palaenography and tectonic

Kind of protolith
  • tectonic
Metamorphism
non metamorphic

References

Definition
Gouffon Yves (Editor) (2024) : Tectonic Map of Switzerland 1:500000, Explanatory notes. Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, Wabern

p.22: Towards the southeast, the Neuhausen Fault intersects the WSW– ENE trending Baden-Irchel-Herdern Lineament (Naef et al. 1995, Malz et al. 2016; see § 3.2). It is thus presumed that this intersection results in an accordingly trending bend in the graben system, as similarly observed further to the north according to the interpretation of 3D seismic data (Birkhäuser et al. 2001). However, the precise continuation of the graben bounding fault system towards the southeast remains unclear.

Back to top