Prüsfa-Gneiskomplex

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Representation and status

Index
p-Pr
Color CMYK
(12%,0%,15%,35%)
Color RGB
R: 145 G: 165 B: 140
Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
informal term

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Prüsfa-Gneiskomplex
Français
Complexe gneissique de Prüsfa
Italiano
Complesso gneissico di Prüsfa
English
Prüsfa Gneiss Complex
Origin of the Name

Valle di Prüsfa (TI)

Historical Variants

Paragneise und Schiefer am Südrand der Gotthard-Decke (Vögeli et al. 2013), Prüsfa Gneiss Complex (Berger et al. 2017)

Hierarchy and sequence

Upper boundary

Retico-Störung > Scopi-Zone

Age

Age at top
  • Paleozoic
Age at base
  • Paleozoic

Geography

Geographical extent
Südrand des Gotthardgebirgmassivs.

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.69: The “Paragneis am Südrand des Gotthard-Massivs” of VÖGELI et al.(2013) has been renamed on the present map sheet as Prüsfa Gneiss Complex. It consists of a garnet-bearing mica gneiss alternating with a more leucocratic gneiss, quartzite and metarhyolite. Locally some layers of “Hornblendegarbenschiefer” occ
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