Plutone di Biella

Representation and status

Color CMYK

(0%,88%,63%,22%)

Color RGB

R: 200 G: 25 B: 75

Rank

lithostratigraphic unit

Validity

Unit is in Use

Status

informal term

Nomenclature

Deutsch

Biella-Pluton

Français

Pluton de Biella

Italiano

Plutone di Biella

English

Biella Pluton

Origin of the Name

Biella (Italia)

Historical Variants

Biella stock (Compagnoni et al. 1977), plutoniti di Biella (Dal Piaz et al. 1992a), Biella pluton (Babist 2006), tertiary intrusive stock of Biella (Zanoni et al. 2008), Pluton-Intrusion

Hierarchy and sequence

Subordinate units

• Sienite di Biella

Age

Age at top

• Oligocene

Age at base

• Oligocene

Dating Method

32-30 Ma

Geography

Geographical extent

Biella, Valle del Cervo.