Diavolezza-Metarhyolith

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
N/A
Color RGB
R: 125 G: 125 B: 125
Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
obsolete term (disused)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Diavolezza-Metarhyolith
Français
Métarhyolite de la Diavolezza
Italiano
Metariolite della Diavolezza
English
Diavolezza Metarhyolite
Origin of the Name

Diavolezza (GR)

Historical Variants

--- (Staub 1916), Quarzporphyr der Diavolezza-Serie (Staub 1946), alkalisches Ergussgestein an der Diavolezza = Diavolezza-Quarzporphyr (Alb. Heim 1922 S.707), Diavolezzaporphyr (Rutsch et al. 1966), Alkalifeldspat-Rhyolithe = Diavolezza-Porphyr, Quarzporphyre der Diavolezza = Diavolezza quartz-porphyry (Rageth 1984), rhyolithische Extrusiva = Rhyolite der Diavolezza = Diavolezza-Rhyolite = Diavolezza-Rhyolit (Büchi 1994)

Hierarchy and sequence

Age

Age at top
  • Early Permian
Age at base
  • Early Permian
Dating Method

288 +/-7 Ma (von Quadt et al. 1994)

Geography

Geographical extent
Zwischen Piz d'Arlas und Munt Pers: Diavolezza, Sass Queder, Piz Trovat.
  • Piz-Trovat-Metarhyolith

    Name Origin

    Piz Trovat (GR)

    Rank
    lithostratigraphic Formation
    Status
    local name (informal)
    In short

    Postvariszischer massiger, wenig strukturierter Metarhyolith.

    Age
    Sakmarian
  • Sass-Queder-Metarhyolith

    Name Origin

    Sass Queder (GR), Pontresina

    Rank
    lithostratigraphic Formation
    Status
    informal term
    In short

    Postvariszischer geschichteter, laminierter Metarhyolith der Bernina-Decke.

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