Eclogite dell'Alpe Arami

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(49%,0%,37%,31%)
Color RGB
R: 90 G: 175 B: 110
Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
informal term

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Alpe-Arami-Eklogit
Français
Éclogite de l'Alpe Arami
Italiano
Eclogite dell'Alpe Arami
English
Alpe Arami Eclogite
Origin of the Name

Alpe Arami (TI)

Historical Variants

pyropführender Olivinfels von der Alp Arami im Hochtal von Gorduno (Hezner 1909), Olivin-Pyroxen-Granatfels [auf der Alpe di Arrami] (Alb. Heim 1922 S.484), garnet-peridotite of Alpe Arami (Möckel 1968), eclogitic rocks from Alpe Arami (Ernst 1977), eclogites at Alpe Arami = Arami garnet peridotite (Frey et al. 1980), peridotiti a granato dell'Alpe Arami (Dal Piaz et al. 1992a)

Nomenclatorial Remarks

peridotiti granatifere dell'Alpe Arami

Components

Mineral Content
  • pyrope
  • olivine

References

Definition
Möckel J. R. (1968) : Structural Petrology of the Garnet-Peridotite of Alpe Arami (Ticino, Switzerland). Leidse Geol. Med. 42, 61-130
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