Microgranite de Morcles

Representation and status

Color CMYK

(0%,41%,61%,4%)

Color RGB

R: 245 G: 145 B: 95

Rank

lithostratigraphic unit

Validity

Unit is in Use

Status

local name (informal)

Nomenclature

Deutsch

Morcles-Mikrogranit

Français

Microgranite de Morcles

Italiano

Microgranito di Morcles

English

Morcles Microgranite

Origin of the Name

Secteur de Colatel - Maison Blanche (VD), au SSE de Morcles

Historical Variants

Microgranite (Badoux 1971), Morcles microgranite = Morcles rhyolite (Bussien Grosjean et al. 2018)

Age

Age at top

• Late Pennsylvanian

Age at base

• Late Pennsylvanian

Dating Method

303 +/-2 Ma (Bussien Grosjean et al. 2018)

Geography

Geographical extent

Versant droite de la vallée du Rhône entre Collonges et Morcles.

References

Definition

Bussien Grosjean Denise, Meisser Nicolas, May-Leresche Sylvie, Ulianov Alexey, Vonlanthen Pierre (2018) : The Morcles microgranite (Aiguilles Rouges, Swiss Alps): geochronological and geochemical evidences for a common origin with the Vallorcine intrusion. Swiss J. Geosci. 111, 35–49