Falda di Chiavenna

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
n/a
Color RGB
R: 241 G: 239 B: 237
Rank
nappe
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
valid

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Chiavenna-Decke
Français
Nappe de Chiavenna
Italiano
Falda di Chiavenna
English
Chiavenna Nappe
Origin of the Name

Chiavenna (Italia)

Historical Variants

Mafitit-Ultramafitit-Komplex zwischen Chiavenna und Val Bondasca (Schmutz 1976), zona di Chiavenna (Wenk 1992), Chiavenna unit = unità di Chiavenna (Huber & Marquer 1998, Talerico 2000)

Hierarchy and sequence

Units at roof
Units at floor

Geography

Geographical extent
Chiavenna, Val Bondasca [kommt nur auf GA25-Blatt 070_Sciora vor].

Palaenography and tectonic

Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • tectonic
Metamorphism
non metamorphic

References

Important Publications
Schmutz Hans-Ulrich (1976) : Der Mafitit-Ultramafitit-Komplex zwischen Chiavenna und Val Bondasca (Provinz Sondrio, Italien; Kt. Graubünden, Schweiz). Beitr. Geol. Karte Schweiz N.F. 149
Huber R.K., Marquer Didier (1998) : The tectonometamorphic history of the peridotitic Chiavenna unit from Mesozoic to Tertiary tectonics: a restoration controlled by melt polarity indicators (Eastern Swiss Alps). Tectonophysics 296, 205-223
Talerico Caterina (2000) : Petrological and chemical investigations of a metamorphosed oceanic crust-mantle section (Chiavenna, Bergell Alps). Diss. ETH Zürich No. 13934
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