Furtwangsattel-Zone

Representation and status

Color CMYK

N/A

Color RGB

R: 241 G: 239 B: 237

Rank

tectonic zone

Validity

Unit is in Use

Status

valid

Nomenclature

Deutsch

Furtwangsattel-Zone

Français

zone du Furtwangsattel

Italiano

zona del Furtwangsattel

English

Furtwangsattel zone

Origin of the Name

Furtwangsattel (BE)

Historical Variants

Triasqarzit des Furtwangsattels (Bl. Innertkirchen), Furtwangsattel Zone

References

Definition

Berger Alfons, Mercolli Ivan, Herwegh Marco, Gnos Edwin (2017) : Geological Map of the Aar Massif, Tavetsch and Gotthard Nappes. Geological Special Map 1:100'000, Explanatory Notes 129

p.54: The Furtwangsattel Zone represents an isolated wedge of Triassic sedimentary rocks (mainly sandstone and evaporites) at the Furtwangsattel (KAMMER 1985), separating the Erstfeld Zone in the northwest from the Ferden-Guttannen Zone in the southeast. Its position is located along a prominent Alpine fault zone in the southwestern continuation of the Färnigen Zone.