Gelbhorn-Decke

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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
Gelbhorn-Decke
Français
Nappe du Gelbhorn
Italiano
Falda del Gelbhorn
English
Gelbhorn nappe
Origin of the Name

Gelbhorn = Piz Mellen (GR)

Historical Variants

Gelbhorndecke (Wilhelm 1933), Gelbhorn-Decke = Einheit 1 (Rück & Schreurs 1995), Gelbhorn-Decke = Unit 1 (Wyss & Wiederkehr 2017)

Palaenography and tectonic

Paleogeography
Briançonnais Domain :
microcontinent briançonnais
Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • tectonic
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