«Rostfleckensandstein»

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Representation and status

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Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
incorrect name (though informally used)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
«Rostfleckensandstein»
Français
«Rostfleckensandstein»
Italiano
«Rostfleckensandstein»
English
«Rostfleckensandstein»
Historical Variants

Rostfleckensandstein (Trümpy 1949)

Geography

Type area
Glarner Alpen

Palaenography and tectonic

  • Liassic of the Helvetics
Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • sedimentary

References

Definition
Trümpy R. (1949) : Der Lias der Glarner Alpen. Denkschr. Schweiz. natf. Ges. 79/1

Die untere Spitzmeilenserie beginnt meist mit eisenschüssigen Kalksandsteinen und Quarziten (Rostfleckensandsteine).
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