Sermenza-Metagabbro

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(53%,0%,7%,41%)
Color RGB
R: 70 G: 150 B: 140
Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is in Use

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Sermenza-Metagabbro
English
Sermenza Metagabbro
Historical Variants
Sermenza Gabbro (Venturini 1995, Bussy et al. 1998), Sermenza mafic stock (Bussy et al. 1998)

Description

Description
layered cumulitic high-Mg, low-Ti gabbro (plagioclase, hornblende, clinopyroxene, magnetite +/- zoisit, white mica, chlorite)

Age

Age at top
  • Asselian
Age at base
  • Asselian
Dating Method
288 +2/-3 Ma (U/PB sur zircon ; Bussy et al. 1998)
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