«Oberer Muschelkalk»

Representation and status

Color CMYK
N/A
Color RGB
R: 125 G: 125 B: 125
Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is not in Use
Status
obsolete term (disused)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
«Oberer Muschelkalk»
Français
«Muschelkalk supérieur»
Italiano
«Muschelkalk superiore»
English
«Upper Muschelkalk»
Historical Variants

Oberer Muschelkalk = Hauptmuschelkalk (Fraas 1910), oberer Muschelkalk (Disler 1914), Oberer Muschelkalk (Merki 1961, Hinsken 2003), Muschelkalk supérieur (Caire 1970)

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Description

Thickness
80 m im NW, 50 m im SE ; 15-60 m in der Umgebung von Salins (Caire 1970)

Hierarchy and sequence

Units at roof

Age

Age at top
  • Early Ladinian
Age at base
  • Late Anisian

Palaenography and tectonic

Paleogeography
Germanic basin
Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • sedimentary
Metamorphism
non metamorphic

References

Important Publications
Merki P. (1961) : Der obere Muschelkalk im östlichen Schweizer Jura. Eclogae geol. Helv. 54, 137–220
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