Marne de l'Étoile

Representation and status

Color CMYK

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

Rank

lithostratigraphic unit

Validity

Unit is in Use

Status

local name (informal)

Nomenclature

Deutsch

Étoile-Mergel

Français

Marne de l'Étoile

Italiano

Marna dell'Étoile

English

Étoile Marl

Origin of the Name

village de l'Étoile (France), Jura

Historical Variants

Marnes de l'Étoile (Girardot 1890, Mouterde 1956), Couches de l'Étoile (Girardot 1894, Mouterde 1956)

Age

Age at top

• early Aalenian

Age at base

• late Toarcian

Geography

Type area

Jura (France)