Geissbach-Konglomerat

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(0%,0%,0%,100%)
Rank
lithostratigraphic Bed
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
unknown status

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Geissbach-Konglomerat
Français
Conglomérat du Geissbach
Italiano
Conglomerato del Geissbach
English
Geissbach Conglomerate
Origin of the Name

Geissbachtobel (GL), nördlich Brandalp ob Ennenda

Historical Variants

Brèche du Geissbach (Huber 1964), Schiefer mit Geissbachkonglomeraten (Spörli 1966)

Hierarchy and sequence

Superordinate unit

Age

Age at top
  • Aalenian
Note about top

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Age at base
  • Toarcian

Palaenography and tectonic

  • Jurassic
  • Dogger
Paleogeography
North Tethyan Shelf :
marge continentale européenne
Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • sedimentary
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