«Nivaigl-Serie»

Representation and status

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

Nomenclature

Deutsch
«Nivaigl-Serie»
Français
«Série de Nivaigl»
Italiano
«Serie di Nivaigl»
English
«Nivaigl Series»
Origin of the Name

Nivaigl = Nivagl (GR), Obervaz

Historical Variants

Nivaiglerserie (Glaser 1921), Nivaigl-Serie (Streiff 1939, Streiff 1976, Rück 1995, Wyss & Wiederkehr 2017), Série de Nivaigl (Trümpy 1970)

Hierarchy and sequence

Subordinate units

Age

Age at top
  • Cretaceous
Age at base
  • Middle Jurassic

Geography

Geographical extent
Ostschams
Type area
Ostschams

Palaenography and tectonic

Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • tectonic

  • «Obere Nivaigl-Serie»

    Rank
    lithostratigraphic unit
    Status
    incorrect name (though informally used)
    In short

    Kalkphyllit und grauem tonigem Kalkschiefer mit Feinbrekzien im oberen Teil der Nivaigl-Serie.

    Age
    Cretaceous
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  • «Untere Nivaigl-Serie»

    Rank
    lithostratigraphic unit
    Status
    incorrect name (though informally used)
    In short

    Dünnplattiger, gelbgrüner und grauer Kalkmarmor (Aptychenkalk) im unteren Teil der Nivaigl-Serie.

    Age
    Late Jurassic
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