Trescolmen-Formation

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(0%,16%,16%,2%)
Color RGB
R: 250 G: 210 B: 210
Rank
lithostratigraphic Formation
Validity
Unit is in Use

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Trescolmen-Formation
English
Trescolmen Formation
Origin of the Name

Alp de Trescolmen (GR), Mesocco

Historical Variants
Trescolmen Einheit (Bl. Mesocco), Trescolmen Formation (Cavargna-Sani 2013 p.32), Trescolmen Lobe (Kossak-Glowczewski et al. 2017)

Hierarchy and sequence

Subordinate units
Upper boundary
Wird durch den Garenstock-Augengneis und den Ross-Orthogneis intrudiert

Age

Age at top
  • Ordovician
Age at base
  • Ordovician

References

Definition
Cavargna-Sani Mattia (2013) : The Adula nappe: stratigraphy, structure and kinematics of an exhumed high-pressure nappe. Thèse de doctorat, Université de Lausanne, 153 p.

  • Alp-de-Confin-Eklogit

    Name Origin

    Alp de Confin (GR), San Bernardino

    Rank
    lithostratigraphic unit
    Status
    local name (informal)
    In short
    Lokales Eklogit-Boudin im Trescolmen-Einheit der Adula-Decke.
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