Gossau-Deltaschotter

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(2%,0%,27%,14%)
Color RGB
R: 215 G: 220 B: 160
Rank
lithostratigraphic Formation
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
local name (informal)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Gossau-Deltaschotter
Français
Gravier deltaïque de Gossau
English
Gossau Deltaic Gravel
Origin of the Name

Sandgrube, nordwestlich Gossau (ZH)

Historical Variants
Deltaschotter von Gossau (Preusser et al. 2003, Keller & Krayss 2010), Gossau-Deltaschotter (Graf 2009, Bitterli et a. 2011)

Age

Age at top
  • Late Pleistocene
Age at base
  • Late Pleistocene

Palaenography and tectonic

  • Niederterrasse
Kind of protolith
  • sedimentary

References

Definition
Preusser Frank, Geyh M. A., Schlüchter Christian (2003) : Timing of Late Pleistocene climate change in lowland Switzerland. Quat. Sci. Rev. 22, 1435 –1445
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