Domérien-Kieselkalk

Representation and status

Color CMYK

N/A

Color RGB

R: 125 G: 125 B: 125

Rank

lithostratigraphic unit

Validity

Unit is not in Use

Status

obsolete term (disused)

Nomenclature

Deutsch

Domérien-Kieselkalk

Historical Variants

«Domérien»-Kieselkalk (Bl. Melchtal)

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Synonyms

Formation des Brasses

Formation siliceuse

Description

Thickness

max. 45 m am Stanserhorn

Hierarchy and sequence

Upper boundary

Scharf (ersten Einsetzen von bituminösen, schwarzen Tonschiefern).

Age

Age at top

• late Pliensbachian (= Domerian)

Age at base

• late Pliensbachian (= Domerian)

Palaenography and tectonic

Tectonic unit (resp. main category)

• Médianes
• Zentralschweizer Klippen

Kind of protolith

• sedimentary

References

Definition

Felber P. (1984) : Der Dogger der Zentralschweizer Klippen. Diss. ETH Zürich