Winterthur-Bentonit

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Representation and status

Index
W
Color CMYK
(0%,4%,0%,0%)
Color RGB
R: 255 G: 245 B: 255
Rank
lithostratigraphic Bed
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
local name (informal)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Winterthur-Bentonit
Français
Bentonite de Winterthur
Italiano
Bentonite di Winterthur
English
Winterthur Bentonite
Origin of the Name

Kollbrunn (ZH), südöstlich Winterthur

Historical Variants
Winterthurer Bentonit, Kollbrunn (Winterthur) bentonite (Kälin & Kempf 2009)

Age

Age at top
  • Langhian
Age at base
  • Langhian
Dating Method
14.29 ± 0.10 Ma (Codon et al. 2008)

Palaenography and tectonic

Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • sedimentary
  • volcanic
Metamorphism
non metamorphic
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