copertura sedimentaria mesozoica della zona del Canavese

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(20%,10%,0%,2%)
Color RGB
R: 200 G: 225 B: 250
Rank
composite cartographic unit
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
informal term

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Mesozoische Sedimentbedeckung der Canavese-Zone
Français
couverture sédimentaire mésozoïque de la zone du Canavèse
Italiano
copertura sedimentaria mesozoica della zona del Canavese
English
Mesozoic sedimentary cover of the Canavese zone
Historical Variants

série mésozoïque du Canavese (Elter et al. 1966), Mesozoics of the Canavese = Mesozoic sediments of the Canavese = Canavese sediments (Zingg et a. 1976), Mesozoic cover (Biino & Compagnoni 1989)

Hierarchy and sequence

Subordinate units

Age

Age at top
  • Cretaceous
Age at base
  • Triassic

Geography

Geographical extent
Most complete in the area north of Levone (Ferrando et al. 2004).

Palaenography and tectonic

Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • sedimentary
Metamorphism
monocyclic
Metamorphic facies
  • low-grade metamorphism
Note on metamorphism

Eoalpine (72-60 Ma) anchizone to epizone facies metamorphism (Zingg et al. 1976)

References

Important Publications
Elter Giulio, Elter Piero, Sturani Carlo, Weidmann Marc (1966) : Sur la prolongation du domaine ligure de l'Apennin dans le Montferrat et les Alpes et sur l'origine de la Nappe de la Simme s.l. des Préalpes romandes et chablaisiennes. Arch. Sciences 19/3, 279-377

  • Scisti del Lago Pistono

    Name Origin

    Lago Pistono (Italia)

    Rank
    lithostratigraphic unit
    Status
    local name (informal)
    Age
    Late Jurassic
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  • Scisti di Levone

    Name Origin

    Levone (Italia)

    Rank
    lithostratigraphic unit
    Status
    informal term
    In short

    Argilliti, silt ed arenarie gradate della copertura (liassica?) della Zona del Canavese.

    Age
    Late Jurassic
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  • Breccia di Levone

    Name Origin

    Levone (Italia)

    Rank
    lithostratigraphic unit
    Status
    informal term
    In short

    Brèche sédimentaire de teinte rose du Mésozoïque de la zone du Canavese.

    Age
    Early Jurassic
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  • Calcare dolomitico di Lessolo

    Name Origin

    Cava Dagasso e Cava Pistono, Lessolo (Italia), E Ivrea

    Rank
    lithostratigraphic unit
    Status
    local name (informal)
    Age
    Triassic
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