Mittlerer Err-Einheit
Back to Err-DeckenkomplexRepresentation and status
- Color CMYK
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- Rank
- tectonic unit
- Validity
- Unit is in Use
- Status
- incorrect name (though informally used)
- Status discussion
Nomenclature
- Deutsch
- Mittlerer Err-Einheit
- Français
- unité moyenne de la nappe d'Err
- Italiano
- unità media della falda d'Err
- English
- Middle Err unit
- Nomenclatorial Remarks
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Err-Decke s.s. (Cornelius 1932 und 1935, Dietrich 1969), Err-Grevasalvas (Trümpy 1975, Finger 1978), Err-Kristallin + Vairana (Handy et al. 1993), Middle Err unit (Manatschal & Nivergelt 1997)
Hierarchy and sequence
- Subordinate units
Geography
- Geographical extent
- Piz d'Err, Piz Jenatsch, Piz Lavinér.
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Err-Decke
- Name Origin
- Rank
- nappe
- Status
- valid
- In short
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The Err Nappe is a Lower Austroalpine tectonic unit confined to an area northwest of the Engadine Fault between Albulapass and Julierpass where it overlies the Carungas Slice. Towards the south it is separated from the Julier Nappe (Bernina Nappe Complex) by a multiply deformed synclinorium, the so-called “Samedan Zone”.
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Grevasalvas-Einheit
- Name Origin
- Rank
- tectonic unit
- Status
- local name (informal)
- Valid term
- Corvatsch-Schuppe
- In short
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Äquivalent der Corvatsch-Schuppe nordwestlisch der Engadiner Linie.
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Corvatsch-Schuppe
- Name Origin
- Rank
- tectonic slice
- Status
- informal term
- In short
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The Corvatsch Slice, located southeast of the Engadine Fault, can be seen as the equivalent of the Err Nappe. It is predominantly made up of intensely deformed pre-Mesozoic basement. Its Mesozoic cover is only rarely preserved just below the overlying Bernina Nappe (e.g., at Fuorcla Surlej).
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Fuorcla-Surlej-Sedimente
- Rank
- tectonically bounded lithostratigraphic unit
- Status
- informal term
- In short
- Geringmächtige normalliegende Sedimentbedeckung des Corvatsch-Kristallins und Deckentrenner mit der hangende Bernina-Decke s.s.
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Corvatsch-Granitkomplex
- Name Origin
- Rank
- lithostratigraphic Superformation
- Status
- informal term
- In short
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Porphyrischer bis gleichkörniger, grobkörniger (Hornblende)-Biotit-Granodiorit.
- Age
- Carboniferous
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Corvatsch-Granodiorit
- Name Origin
- Rank
- lithostratigraphic unit
- Status
- incorrect name (though informally used)
- In short
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Schwach hellgrünlich-grauer, biotitarmer Granit.
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Ota-Porphyr
- Name Origin
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Alp Ota (GR) am Piz Corvatsch (Oberengadin)
- Rank
- lithostratigraphic unit
- Status
- local name (informal)
- In short
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Porphyrige Varietät des Corvatsch-Granodiorites.
- Age
- Carboniferous
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Crap-Margun-Granit
- Name Origin
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Crap Margun (GR), NW-Grat des Piz Mortèl
- Rank
- lithostratigraphic unit
- Status
- local name (informal)
- In short
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Hellgrauer porphyroklastischer Granit.
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Ota-Porphyr
- Name Origin
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Alp Ota (GR) am Piz Corvatsch (Oberengadin)
- Rank
- lithostratigraphic unit
- Status
- local name (informal)
- In short
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Porphyrige Varietät des Corvatsch-Granodiorites.
- Age
- Carboniferous
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Chastelets-Granit
- Name Origin
- Rank
- lithostratigraphic unit
- Status
- local name (informal)
- Valid term
- Corvatsch-Granodiorit
- In short
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Porphyrartiger Granit.
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Crap-Alp-Ota-Granit
- Rank
- lithostratigraphic unit
- Status
- local name (informal)
- In short
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Graugrüner feinkörniger Granit.