Gneiss di Mergoscia

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(0%,22%,33%,12%)
Color RGB
R: 225 G: 175 B: 150
Rank
lithostratigraphic Member (Subformation)
Validity
Unit is not in Use
Status
informal term

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Mergoscia-Gneis
Français
Gneiss de Mergoscia
Italiano
Gneiss di Mergoscia
English
Mergoscia Gneiss
Origin of the Name

Valle di Mergoscia (TI)

Historical Variants

Injektionsgneise von Mergoscia-Arbedo (Mittelholzer 1936), Komplexe Injektionsgneiszone von Mergoscia-Avegno (Forster 1947, Kern ----), Injektionsgneise von Mergoscia (Walter 1950, Blumenthal 1952, Paraskevopoulos 1953), Injektionsgneise = Gneiss d'iniezione = Mischgneise = Gneiss misti = Typ Mergoscia = tipo Mergoscia (Kobe 1956), Mergoscia-Gneise

Hierarchy and sequence

Superordinate unit

Geography

Geographical extent
Lepontin
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