«Untere Kleinzyklische Sandstein-Serie»

Representation and status

Color CMYK

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

Rank

lithostratigraphic unit

Validity

Unit is in Use

Status

incorrect name (though informally used)

Nomenclature

Deutsch

«Untere Kleinzyklische Sandstein-Serie»

Historical Variants

untere kleinzyklische Sandstein-Serie (Matter et al. 1988a), alluvial sediments = Untere Kleinzyklische Sandstein-Ton-Serie (Jordan & Deplazes 2018)

Description

Thickness

> 70 m (Jordan & Deplazes 2018)

Hierarchy and sequence

Units at roof

• «Feinkonglomeratische Grobsandstein-Serie»

Age

Age at top

• Late Pennsylvanian

Age at base

• Late Pennsylvanian

Dating Method

Stéphanien (Matter et al. 1988a)

Palaenography and tectonic

Tectonic unit (resp. main category)

• Jura :
  Juragebirge

Kind of protolith

• sedimentary

Conditions of formation

Schwemmebene