Karrenstock-Formation
Back to Glarus Nappe ComplexRepresentation and status
- Color CMYK
- (0%,50%,63%,22%)
- Color RGB
- R: 200 G: 100 B: 75
- Rank
- lithostratigraphic Formation
- Validity
- Unit is in Use
- Status
- informal term
Nomenclature
- Deutsch
- Karrenstock-Formation
- Français
- Formation du Karrenstock
- Italiano
- Formazione del Karrenstock
- English
- Karrenstock Formation
- Origin of the Name
- Historical Variants
- Karrenstock-Schichten (Nio 1972), Karrenstock Formation (Letsch et al. 2015), Karrenstock-Formation (Hantke et al. 2019)
- Nomenclatorial Remarks
- Aueren-Serie (Schielly 1964), Milchspüler-Serie (Schielly 1964)
Hierarchy and sequence
- Superordinate unit
- Subordinate units
- Units at roof
- Upper boundary
- truncated by an angular unconformity (up to 10°, Schielly 1964, Nio 1972)
Age
- Age at top
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- Cisuralian (= Early Permian)
- Note about top
- ?
- Age at base
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- Cisuralian (= Early Permian)
Geography
- Geographical extent
- Glarner Freiberge.
References
- Definition
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(2015) :
The volcano-sedimentary evolution of a post-variscan intramontane basin in the Swiss Alps (Glarus Verrucano) as revealed by zircon U-Pb age dating and Hf isotope geochemistry. International Journal of Earth Sciences (Geologische Rundschau) 104, 123–145
p.133: In the former place [Freiberg], they are overlain by the Karrenstock Formation (Nio 1972) which iscomposed of sandy and silty shales with some volcanic (mainly metabasaltic) intercalations and Sernifite bodies at the base.
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Fuggstock-Member
- Name Origin
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Fuggstock = Fuggenstock (GL), südöstlichen Vorgipfel des Gulderstockes
- Rank
- lithostratigraphic Member (Subformation)
- Status
- informal term
- Nomenclatorial Remarks
- Sernifite supérieur (Huber 1964)
- In short
- Braunlich-roter bis violetter feinkörniger Konglomerat (sog. «Sernifit» ; aus dem S geschüttet) im mittleren Teil des Glarner Verrucano.
- Age
- Cisuralian (= Early Permian)