«Vorfaltenzone»

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Representation and status

Color RGB
R: 241 G: 239 B: 237
Rank
tectonic unit
Validity
Unit is not in Use
Status
informal term

Nomenclature

Deutsch
«Vorfaltenzone»
Français
«Vorfaltenzone»
Italiano
«Vorfaltenzone»
English
«Vorfaltenzone»
Historical Variants

Vorfaltenzone (Diebold et al. 2006, Gouffon et al. 2024)

Palaenography and tectonic

Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • tectonic
Metamorphism
non metamorphic

References

Definition
Gouffon Yves (Editor) (2024) : Tectonic Map of Switzerland 1:500000, Explanatory notes. Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, Wabern

p.25: To the south, [the Bözberg Plateau] is bordered by another faisceaux-type fold belt, partly hidden by the overthrust Internal Folded Jura, and known by earlier authors as the “Vorfaltenzone” (Diebold et al. 2006).

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