Faglia del Tonale
Representation and status
- Index
- TC
- Color CMYK
- N/A
- Color RGB
- R: 250 G: 50 B: 50
- Rank
- tectonic
- Validity
- Unit is in Use
- Status
- informal term
Nomenclature
- Deutsch
- Tonale-Störung
- Français
- Faille du Tonale
- Italiano
- Faglia del Tonale
- English
- Tonale Fault
- Origin of the Name
- Historical Variants
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faille du Tonale (Henny 1918), accident du Tonale, Jorio-Tonale, Iorio-Tonale-Linie = Insubriche Linie (Knoblauch & Reinhard 1939), Tonale-Linie = Tonale-Störung (Büchi & Trümpy 1976), Tonale-Centovalli (Boriani et al. 1990), Faglia del Tonale (Scesia 1991), Steilzone nördlich des Veltins ~ Tonale Linie (Spillmann 1993), Tonale Fault = Tonale-Störung = Faille du Tonale (TK500 / Gouffon et al. 2024)
Description
- Description
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Etroite zone broyée et rectiligne marquant un accident séparant les Alpes proprement dites des Alpes méridionales.
Geography
- Geographical extent
- Valtellina/Veltin.
References
- Definition
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(2024) :
Tectonic Map of Switzerland 1:500000, Explanatory notes. Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, Wabern
p.84: The Tonale Fault, part of the Periadriatic Fault System, separates the Austroalpine units in the north from the South Alpine units in the south.
p.99: