Salleren-Brekzie

Representation and status

Color CMYK

(0%,0%,0%,100%)

Validity

Unit is in Use

Status

local name (informal)

Status discussion

Nomenclature

Deutsch

Salleren-Brekzie

Français

Brèche de Salleren

Italiano

Breccia di Salleren

English

Salleren Breccia

Origin of the Name

Salleren (GL), am Kerenzerberg

Historical Variants

Obstaldner Breccie, Sallerenbreccie = Salleren Breccienzone (Nyffenegger 1990), Salleren-Brekzie (Bl. Walensee)

Palaenography and tectonic

Tectonic unit (resp. main category)

• Helvetic

Kind of protolith

• tectonic

References

Definition

Nyffenegger Kurt (1990) : Genese und geotechnische Eigenschaften der Sallerenbreccie am Kerenzerberg (Kanton Glarus, Schweiz). Diss. ETH Zürich Nr. 9177