Permokarbon der NW-Schweiz

Representation and status

Color CMYK

N/A

Color RGB

R: 241 G: 239 B: 237

Rank

lithostratigraphic Group

Validity

Unit is in Use

Status

informal term

Nomenclature

Deutsch

Permokarbon der NW-Schweiz

Français

Permo-Carbonifère du NW de la Suisse

Italiano

Permo-Carbonifero del NW della Svizzera

English

Permo-Carboniferous of NW Switzerland

Historical Variants

Permokarbontrog, Permo-Carboniferous Trough of northern Switzerland = PCTNS (Becker 2000), Permo-Karbon

Description

Description

Tonsteine und Sandsteine, permische Sedimente und Vulkanite der Permokarbon-Tröge.

Hierarchy and sequence

Upper boundary

Mesozoische, sedimentäre Bedeckung.

Lower boundary

Kristallines Grundgebirge.

Age

Age at top

• Cisuralian (= Early Permian)

Note about top

Autunian

Age at base

• Late Pennsylvanian

Note about base

Stephanian

Palaenography and tectonic

• Permo-Carboniferous

Tectonic unit (resp. main category)

• GeoMol CH
• Jura :
  Juragebirge

Kind of protolith

• sedimentary
• volcanic

Conditions of formation

Intramontane trough with ENE-WSW strike due to wrench tectonic in the aftermath of the Variscan orogeny (Ziegler 1982, McCann et al. 2006).

Material and varia