Karbon der Glarner-Decke

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(0%,0%,0%,100%)
Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is in Use

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Karbon der Glarner-Decke
Français
Carbonifère de la nappe de Glaris
Italiano
Carbonifero della falda di Glaris
English
Carboniferous of the Glarus nappe
Origin of the Name

Alp Dadens (GR)

Historical Variants

--- (Pfiffner 1977, Pfiffner 2011), black schist west of Alp Dadens (Berger et al. 2017)

Age

Age at top
  • Carboniferous
Age at base
  • Carboniferous

References

Definition
Berger Alfons, Mercolli Ivan, Herwegh Marco, Gnos Edwin (2017) : Geological Map of the Aar Massif, Tavetsch and Gotthard Nappes. Geological Special Map 1:100'000, Explanatory Notes 129

p.61: PFIFFNER (1977, 2011) described outcrops of black schist west of Alp Dadens and in Val Pigniu, which are interpreted as Carboniferous sedimentary rocks (hGl). Their spatial distribution is difficult to reconstruct due to the paucity of outcrops. The Permian sedimentary and volcanic rocks (pGl), similar to those of the Ilanz Zone (see p.19), represent the southwestern continuation of the Glarus Verrucano Group described in detail by LETSCH et al.(2015).
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