Calcaires récifaux

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Representation and status

Index
(Rf)
Color CMYK
(0%,0%,0%,100%)
Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is not in Use
Status
incorrect name (though informally used)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Calcaires récifaux
Français
Calcaires récifaux
Italiano
Calcaires récifaux
English
Calcaires récifaux
Historical Variants
Calcaires Récifaux (Blondel 1990), Calcaires récifaux (Charollais et al. 2013), Calcaire récifal

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Synonyms
«Calcaires construits de la Haute-Chaîne»

Description

Geomorphology
Grande barre massive bien repérable sur le terrain.
Thickness
Peut atteindre quelques dizaines de mètres. Env. 160 m (Blondel 1990).

Components

Fossil Content
  • rudists
  • corals
  • nerineans
  • brachiopods

Hierarchy and sequence

Units at roof

Age

Age at top
  • Late Kimmeridgian
Age at base
  • Late Kimmeridgian
Dating Method
Zone à Beckeri (Blondel 1990)

Geography

Geographical extent
Jura méridional (Vuache).

Palaenography and tectonic

  • Malm
Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Conditions of formation
Environnements récifaux et "mud mounds" (Meyer 2000).
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