Schwäbrig-Formation

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(2%,0%,5%,16%)
Color RGB
R: 210 G: 215 B: 205
Rank
lithostratigraphic Formation
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
local name (informal)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Schwäbrig-Formation
Français
Formation du Schwäbrig
Italiano
Formazione di Schwäbrig
English
Schwäbrig Formation
Origin of the Name

Schwäbrig (SG)

Historical Variants
Bunte Nagelfluh / Aquitanien, Schwäbrig-Formation (Berli 1985).

Description

Description
Mergel mit Konglomerat-Rinnen (fluviatile OMM = USM-III).

Hierarchy and sequence

Units at roof

Palaenography and tectonic

  • USM-III
Paleogeography
North Alpine Foreland Basin
Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • sedimentary
Conditions of formation
Mit feuchttemperierter-subtropischer Flora (Berli 1985).
Metamorphism
non metamorphic
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