Guspis-Gneis

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(0%,20%,31%,12%)
Color RGB
R: 225 G: 180 B: 155
Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
local name (informal)
Status discussion

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Guspis-Gneis
Français
Gneiss de Guspis
Italiano
Gneiss di Guspis
English
Guspis Gneiss
Origin of the Name

Tal der Guspis (UR), SSE Hospental

Historical Variants
Glimmergneiss von Guspisthal = Gneiss micacé de Guspisthal (Stapff 1879), Guspis-Gneiss = Guspisgneiss (Waindziok 1906), Guspisgneise bzw. Guspis-Zone (Keller et al. 1987, Labhart 2005, Labhart & Renner 2012), Guspisgneise (Mercolli et al. 1994)

Age

Age at top
  • Paleozoic
Age at base
  • Precambrian

References

Definition
Rutsch R. F., ... (1966) : Alpes suisses et Tessin méridional. Lexique stratigraphique international, vol. 1 Europe, fasc. 7c
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