St. Gallen Fault
Representation and status
- Color RGB
- R: 250 G: 50 B: 50
- Rank
- fault zone
- Validity
- Unit is not in Use
- Status
- local name (informal)
Nomenclature
- Deutsch
- St-Gallen-Störung
- English
- St. Gallen Fault
- Origin of the Name
- Historical Variants
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St. Gallen Fault (Heuberger et al. 2016, Gouffon et al. 2024)
Palaenography and tectonic
- Kind of protolith
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- tectonic
- Metamorphism
- non metamorphic
References
- Definition
-
2024) :
Tectonic Map of Switzerland 1:500000, Explanatory notes. Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, Wabern
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p.22: The western boundary fault system possibly joins the St. Gallen Fault – presently considered active (Heuberger et al. 2016) – west of Arbon.