Hegau-Tuffit

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(0%,0%,0%,100%)
Color RGB
R: 110 G: 140 B: 120
Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
informal term

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Hegau-Tuffit
Français
Tuffite du Hegau
Italiano
Tuffite del Hegau
English
Hegau Tuffite
Historical Variants

Tuffschicht, Hegau-Deckentuff, Hegau-Deckentuffe (Schreiner 1992)

Description

Thickness
Bis 100 m mächtig.

Age

Age at top
  • Serravallian
Age at base
  • Langhian
Dating Method

Ca. 15-14 Ma

Palaenography and tectonic

Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • volcanic

References

Definition
Schroeder W.J. (1939) : La brèche du Chablais entre Giffre et Drance et les roches éruptives des Gets. Arch. Sci. Genève (5)/21, 46, 85, 105, 187
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