Brackwassermolasse

Representation and status

Color CMYK

(0%,0%,0%,100%)

Rank

lithostratigraphic unit

Validity

Unit is in Use

Status

incorrect name (though informally used)

Nomenclature

Deutsch

Brackwassermolasse

Français

Molasse saumâtre

Historical Variants

Süssbrackwassermolasse (Büchi et al. 1965, Lemcke 1972), Obere Brackwassermolasse = OBM (Strauch 1971)

Palaenography and tectonic

Kind of protolith

• sedimentary