Davos-Alv-Dolomit

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(0%,41%,100%,4%)
Color RGB
R: 245 G: 145 B: 0
Rank
lithostratigraphic Formation
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
informal term

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Davos-Alv-Dolomit
Français
Dolomie du Davos-Alv
Italiano
Dolomia del Davos-Alv
English
Davos-Alv Dolomite
Origin of the Name

Davos l'Alv (GR), Pontresina, Piz Alv

Historical Variants

Davos-Alv Dolomit (Furrer et al. 1985)

Hierarchy and sequence

Superordinate unit
Units at roof
Units at floor

Age

Age at top
  • Norian
Age at base
  • Norian

Palaenography and tectonic

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

References

Definition
Furrer Heinz (Ed.) (1985) : Field workshop on Triassic and Jurassic sediments in the Eastern Alps of Switzerland. Mitt. geol. Inst. ETH und Univ. Zürich (N.F.) 248, 81 S.
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