Fuchsegg-Schuppe

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
N/A
Color RGB
R: 236 G: 234 B: 232
Rank
tectonic slice
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
local name (informal)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Fuchsegg-Schuppe
Origin of the Name

Fuchsegg (BE), 1,5 km SW Wattenwil

Historical Variants

Fuchsegg-Zone (Beck 1946), Fuchsegg-Schuppe (Blau 1966)

Hierarchy and sequence

Subordinate units

Age

Age at top
  • late Oligocene
Note about top

Aquitanien ?

Age at base
  • late Oligocene

Geography

Type area
Gurnigel-Gebiet (BE)

  • Lienegg-Formation

    Name Origin

    Lienegg (BE)

    Rank
    lithostratigraphic Formation
    Status
    incorrect name (though informally used)
    In short
    Kalknagelfluh der USM.
    Age
    late Oligocene
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  • Öligraben-Formation

    Name Origin

    Öligraben (BE)

    Rank
    lithostratigraphic Formation
    Status
    informal term
    In short

    Rasche laterale Wechsel der Lithologien, bestehend aus polymikter Nagelfluh, Sandstein und Mergel, sowie einzelnen kleinen Kohlenestern.

    Age
    late Oligocene
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