Wildgrimmi-Member

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(0%,20%,71%,4%)
Color RGB
R: 245 G: 195 B: 70
Rank
lithostratigraphic Member (Subformation)
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
valid formal name
Scs Note

Vom SKS angenommen.

Scs Date
27.04.2017

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Wildgrimmi-Member
Français
Membre du Wildgrimmi
Italiano
Membro del Wildgrimmi
English
Wildgrimmi Member
Origin of the Name

Tal Wildgrimmi (BE), Diemtigen

Historical Variants

Wildgrimmi Member (Baud et al. 2016)

Nomenclatorial Remarks

Gebänderte Kalke (Genge 1958, Furrer et al. 1993), Calcaires noirs et bancs dolomitiques zonés (Botteron 1961), Calcaires massifs (Lonfat 1965), Calcaires rubanés (Baud: in Lombard et al. 1975, Furrer et al. 1993)

Description

Thickness
342 m am Seehorn (Genge 1958), 300 m am Mont d'Or (Lonfat 1965), 239 m an der Typlokalität (Baud et al. 2016) und 150 m am Mont d'Or (Botteron 1961).

Components

Fossil Content
  • gastropods
  • algae

Hierarchy and sequence

Units at roof

Age

Age at top
  • Late Anisian
Age at base
  • Late Anisian

Geography

Geographical extent
Préalpes Médianes Rigides
Type area
Diemtigtal (BE), Wiriehorn-Rothorn-Schuppe
Type locality
  • Wildgrimmi (BE)
    Site particularities
    • Obergrenze
    • Untergrenze
    • typische Fazies
    Coordinates
    • (2601725 / 1155000)
    Note
    • Baud et al. 2016
Type profile
  • Wildgrimmi (BE)
    Site particularities
    • Obergrenze
    • Untergrenze
    • typische Fazies
    Site accessibility
    • Grat
    Coordinates
    • (2601725 / 1155000)
    Note
    • Baud et al. 2016, Suppl. Mat. Fig. b/c: 239 m

Palaenography and tectonic

  • Triassic of the Briançonnais
Paleogeography
Briançonnais Domain :
microcontinent briançonnais
Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • sedimentary
Conditions of formation

set of restricted upwards-shallowing carbonate parasequences (20-50 m thick) (Baud et al. 2016)

Metamorphism
non metamorphic

References

Definition
Baud Aymon, Plasencia Pablo, Hirsch Francis, Richoz Sylvain (2016) : Revised middle Triassic stratigraphy of the Swiss Prealps based on conodonts and correlation to the Brianc¸onnais (Western Alps). Swiss J. Geosc. 109/2, 365-377
  • «Banc à Diplopora uniserialis»

    Rank
    lithostratigraphic Bed
    Status
    local name (informal)
    In short

    Niveau repère à Diplopores du Membre du Wildgrimmi (Fm. du Wiriehorn).

    Age
    Ladinian
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