La Sarraz-Mormont Fault Zone

Representation and status

Color RGB
R: 250 G: 50 B: 50
Rank
fault zone
Validity
Unit is not in Use
Status
local name (informal)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
La-Sarraz-Mormont-Störung
Français
Zone de failles de La Sarraz-Mormont
English
La Sarraz-Mormont Fault Zone
Historical Variants

La Sarraz-Mormont Fault Zone (TK500 / 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.26: Important NW–SE oriented strike-slip faults, such as the La Sarraz-Mormont or St-Cergue fault zones, develop in a conjugate manner to the N–S faults and show a dextral displacement.

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