Karlsruhe-Schotter

Representation and status

Index
q4sK
Color CMYK
(4%,0%,33%,10%)
Color RGB
R: 220 G: 230 B: 155
Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
informal term

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Karlsruhe-Schotter
Français
Gravier de Karlsruhe
Italiano
Ghiaia di Karlsruhe
English
Karlsruhe Gravel
Origin of the Name
Karlsruhe (BE) am Rande des Kleinen Bremgartenwaldes
Historical Variants
--- (Bachmann 1873), Ältere Aaretalschotter (Baltzer 1896), --- (Gerber 1915, Nussbaum 1934), Karlsruheschotter = ältere Aaretalschotter (Gerber 1927), Karlsruheschotter (Beck 1938), Karlsruhe-Schotter (Beck & Rutsch 1958, Grüner 2001, Isler 2005)

Description

Thickness
20 bis 40-50 m (Isler 2005).

Components

Fossil Content
  • mammals
Mammut, Wildpferd, Rind und Wollhaarnashorn (Gerber 1953).

Hierarchy and sequence

Upper boundary
Letzteiszeitliche Moräne.
Lower boundary
USM (Gümmenen-Schichten) oder Altmoräne.
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