Microgranite de Morcles

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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
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