Känozoische Alpine Intrusiva

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
N/A
Color RGB
R: 241 G: 239 B: 237
Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
informal term

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Känozoische Alpine Intrusiva
Français
Intrusions alpines cénozoïques
English
Cenozoic Alpine Intrusions
Historical Variants

Massicci intrusivi teleoalpini (Hermann 1937), junge Granitoide (Trümpy 1974), Tertiary granitoïdes (Pfeifer et al.1991), periadriatic intrusions (Steck 2008), Tertiäre Alpine Intrusiva, Tertiary Alpine Intrusions, Intrusions tertiaires

Description

Description

mantle derived tonalites and granodiorites (Biella, Traversella, Bergell) and porphyritic andesites

Age

Age at top
  • early Miocene
Age at base
  • Oligocene
Dating Method

32–29 Ma (Beccaluva et al. 1983; von Blanckenburg 1992)

Geography

Geographical extent
Biella, Traversella, Bergell, Adamello.

Palaenography and tectonic

Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • plutonic
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