Kapfen-Formation

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(0%,45%,59%,14%)
Color RGB
R: 220 G: 120 B: 90
Rank
lithostratigraphic Formation
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
local name (informal)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Kapfen-Formation
Français
Formation de Kapfen
Italiano
Formazione di Kapfen
English
Kapfen Formation
Origin of the Name

Kapfen = Chapfen (SG)

Historical Variants
Kapfensernifit + Kapfensandstein (Richter 1968), Kapfen-Formation (Löpfe et al. 2018)

Hierarchy and sequence

Subordinate units
Lower boundary
Schönbühl-Formation

Age

Age at top
  • Lopingian (= Late Permian)
Age at base
  • Guadalupian (= Middle Permian)

References

Definition
Löpfe René, Ibele Tobias, Wohlwend Stephan, Broggi Ramiro, Zwahlen Peter (2018) : Blatt 1155 Sargans. Geol. Atlas Schweiz 1:25'000, Erläut. 157

  • Kapfen-Sernifit

    Rank
    lithostratigraphic unit
    Status
    local name (informal)
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