«Ältere Flussablagerungen» (Weiach-Fm.)

Representation and status

Color CMYK
(6%,0%,18%,35%)
Color RGB
R: 155 G: 165 B: 135
Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
informal term

Nomenclature

Deutsch
«Ältere Flussablagerungen» (Weiach-Fm.)
Français
«Ältere Flussablagerungen» (Fm. de Weiach)
Italiano
«Ältere Flussablagerungen» (Fm. di Weiach)
English
«Older stream sediments» (Weiach Fm.)
Historical Variants

Anastomosierendes Fluviatiles System (Matter 1987, Blüm 1987, Matter et al. 1988a), Ältere Flussablagerungen, Sandstein-Ton-Serie

Description

Thickness
Über 640 m (Jordan & Deplazes 2018)

Hierarchy and sequence

Superordinate unit
Subordinate units
Units at roof

Age

Age at top
  • Asselian
Age at base
  • Late Pennsylvanian
Dating Method

Stéphanien - frühes Autunien (Matter et al. 1988a)

Palaenography and tectonic

  • Permo-Carboniferous of Northern Switzerland
Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • sedimentary
Conditions of formation

Anastomosierendes fluviatiles System

  • «Grosszyklische Grobsandstein-Ton-Serie»

    Rank
    lithostratigraphic unit
    Status
    incorrect name (though informally used)
    Age
    Asselian
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  • «Obere Kleinzyklische Sandstein-Tone-Serie»

    Rank
    lithostratigraphic unit
    Status
    incorrect name (though informally used)
    Age
    Late Pennsylvanian
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  • «Kohle-Serie» (Weiach-Fm.)

    Rank
    lithostratigraphic unit
    Status
    incorrect name (though informally used)
    In short

    Kohle-Ablagerungen im unteren Teil der Weiach-Fm.

    Age
    Late Pennsylvanian
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  • «Mittlere Kleinzyklische Sandstein-Ton-Serie»

    Rank
    lithostratigraphic unit
    Status
    incorrect name (though informally used)
    Age
    Late Pennsylvanian
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  • «Feinkonglomeratische Grobsandstein-Serie»

    Rank
    lithostratigraphic unit
    Status
    incorrect name (though informally used)
    Age
    Late Pennsylvanian
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  • «Untere Kleinzyklische Sandstein-Serie»

    Rank
    lithostratigraphic unit
    Status
    incorrect name (though informally used)
    Age
    Late Pennsylvanian
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