Falda del Lucomagno

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
N/A
Color RGB
R: 241 G: 239 B: 237
Rank
nappe
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
valid
Status discussion

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Lucomagno-Decke
Français
Nappe du Lukmanier
Italiano
Falda del Lucomagno
English
Lucomagno Nappe
Origin of the Name

Passo del Lucomagno (TI)

Historical Variants

Lucomagnomassiv (Jenny et al. 1923), Lucomagnodecke (Bosshard 1925), Lucomagno-Decke (Gansser & Dal Vesco 1964), Ricoprimento Lucomagno (Bianconi 1971), Lucomagno-Masse (Büchi & Trümpy 1976), falda del Lucomagno, Lucomagno unit (Böhm et al. 1996), Lucomagno Nappe (Berger et al. 2017)

Hierarchy and sequence

Age

Age at top
  • Mesozoic
Age at base
  • Precambrian

Palaenography and tectonic

Paleogeography
European Continent
  • zona del (Pizzo) Molare

    Name Origin

    Pizzo Molare (TI)

    Rank
    tectonic zone
    Status
    informal term
    Nomenclatorial Remarks
    <p>Jeannet ----, Alb. Heim 1922</p>
    In short

    Mesozoische Sedimentbedeckung der Lukmanier-Decke: Trias, Bündnerschiefer.

    Age
    Triassic
  • Cristallino di Prato-Cornone

    Name Origin

    Prato-Leventina (TI)

    Rank
    tectonically bounded lithostratigraphic unit
    Status
    informal term
    In short
    Cristallino della falda Lucomagno: paragneiss scistoso leuco-mesocratico a grana fine, ricco di quarzo, a plagioclasio, due miche, o a biotite, e granato, con marcata tessitura planare-tabulare.
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