Oolite ferrugineuse de Chamesol

Representation and status

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

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Chamesol-Eisenoolit
Français
Oolite ferrugineuse de Chamesol
Italiano
Oolite di ferro di Chamesol
English
Chamesol Iron Oolite
Origin of the Name

Chamesol (France)

Historical Variants

minerai de fer dans la chaille = minerai de Chamesol (Resal 1864), XXX (Merle 1905), minerai de Chamesol (Chauve et al. 1985), minerai de fer de Chamesol (Rosenthal 1991)

Description

Thickness
0,8 m (Rosenthal 1991)

Hierarchy and sequence

Upper boundary

couches siliceuses (chaille), puis corallien inférieur à Polypiers siliceux

Lower boundary

marne et calcaire marneux oxfordien

Age

Age at top
  • late Oxfordian
Age at base
  • middle Oxfordian
Dating Method

zones à Transversarium et à Bifurcatus (Rosenthal 1991)

Geography

Geographical extent
Occurence lenticulaire limitée au plateau de Chamesol.

Palaenography and tectonic

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