Ceppo dell’Olona

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(0%,0%,0%,100%)
Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
local name (informal)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Olona-Konglomerat
Français
Conglomérat de l'Olona
Italiano
Ceppo dell’Olona
English
Olona Conglomerate
Origin of the Name

Cava Fontanelle, Vedano Olona (Varese, Italia)

Historical Variants

Ceppo dell’Olona (Uggeri et al. 1994, Uggeri et al. 1997, Bini et al. 2001)

Age

Age at top
  • Early Pleistocene
Age at base
  • late Pliocene
Dating Method

>= 300 ka (Bini et al. 2001) ; > 800-1500 ka (Bini 1997)

Geography

Type area
Varese (Italia)

Palaenography and tectonic

Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • sedimentary

References

Definition
Uggeri Alessandro, Felber Markus, Bini Alfredo, Bignasca C., Heller F. (1994) : La successione della Val Fornace - I depositi Plio-Quaternari e l'evoluzione del territorio varesino. Guida alle escursioni, Riunione autunnale Gruppo Nazionale Geografia Fisica e Geomorfologia CNR (Varese), 63-92
Important Publications
Uggeri Alessandro, Felber Markus, Bini Alfredo, Bignasca Ciro, Heller Friedrich (1997) : The Valle della Fornace succession. Geol. Insubr. 2/2, 69-80
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