Schafalp-Schuppe

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
N/A
Color RGB
R: 241 G: 239 B: 237
Rank
tectonic slice
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
local name (informal)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Schafalp-Schuppe
Français
Écaille de la Schafalp
Italiano
Scaglia della Schafalp
English
Schafalp Slice
Origin of the Name

Schafalp (GL)

Historical Variants

Schafalp-Schuppe (Schielly 1964, Hantke et al. 2019)

Hierarchy and sequence

Subordinate units

  • Sonnenberg-Serie

    Name Origin

    Sonnenberg = Sunnenberg (GL) am Kärpf

    Rank
    lithostratigraphic unit
    Status
    informal term
    Valid term
    Grisch-Member
    In short

    Schwarzer Tonschiefer, Kieselschiefer und glimmerreicher Sandstein, mit Kalklagen.

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    • Sonnenberg-Horizonte

      Name Origin

      Sonnenberg = Sunnenberg (GL) am Kärpf

      Rank
      petrographic facies
      Status
      unknown status
      In short
      Dunkelgrauer, pyrit- und glimmer-führender Arkosesandstein, dunkler Süsswasserkalk, dunkle Pelit und Konglomeratlagen des «Glarner Verrucano».
      Age
      Cisuralian (= Early Permian)
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      • Chammseeli-Konglomerat

        Rank
        lithostratigraphic Bed
        Status
        unknown status
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