Formation oolithique

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
incorrect term (disused)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Oolithische Formation
Français
Formation oolithique
English
Oolitic Formation
Historical Variants
Formation oolithique (Spicher 1966, Gisiger 1967, Thury 1973), Calcaires oolithiques (Page 1969, Andrey 1974)

Components

Fossil Content
  • ammonites
  • bivalves
Chlamys valoniensis (Defrance), Chlamys thiollieriei (Martin), Psiloceras planorbis (Sowerby) [Andrey in: Page 1969]

Hierarchy and sequence

Units at roof
Upper boundary
Calcaires spathiques
Lower boundary
Couches à lumachelles

Age

Age at top
  • Hettangian
Age at base
  • Hettangian
Dating Method
Hettangien (Page 1969)

Palaenography and tectonic

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