«Complexe kinzigitique»

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Representation and status

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Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
informal term

Nomenclature

Deutsch
«Kinzigit-Komplex»
Français
«Complexe kinzigitique»
Italiano
«Complesso Kinzigitico»
English
«Kinzigitic Complex»
Origin of the Name

Le nom fait référence au Kinzigtal (Schwarzwald).

Historical Variants

Kinzigitic complex auct., Paragneiss di alto grado = High-grade paragneiss (Dal Piaz 2015)

Palaenography and tectonic

Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • sedimentary
Metamorphism
polycyclic
Metamorphic facies
  • greenschist facies (epizone)
  • amphibolite facies
  • granulite facies
  • low-grade metamorphism
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