Ur-Brekzie

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
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Rank
tectonically bounded lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
informal term

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Ur-Brekzie
Français
Brèche du Passo d'Ur
Italiano
Breccia del Passo d'Ur
English
Ur Breccia
Origin of the Name

Pass d'Ur = Passo della Poschiavina (GR)

Historical Variants
Ophiolithbreccie des Passo d'Ur (Staub 1946), Ophikarbonate am Pass d'Ur (Spillmann 1993), Tektonische Brekzie = «Ur-Brekzie» (Spillmann & Trommsdorff 2007)

Description

Description
Gerber 1966, Pfeifer 1972, Sidler 1990, Sidler & Benning 1992, Spillmann & Trommsdorff 2007

Geography

Type locality
  • Pass d'Ur (GR)
    Site particularities
    • Obergrenze
    • Untergrenze
    • typische Fazies
    Coordinates
    • (2797140 / 1131550)
Point of interest

Palaenography and tectonic

Paleogeography
Piemont Basin
Tectonic unit (resp. main category)

References

Definition
Staub R. (1946) : Geologische Karte der Berninagruppe, 1:50'000. Beitr. Geol. Karte Schweiz, Spez. Karte 118
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