Rimsingen-Ton

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(0%,14%,25%,29%)
Color RGB
R: 180 G: 155 B: 135
Rank
lithostratigraphic Member (Subformation)
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
local name (informal)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Rimsingen-Ton
Français
Argile de Rimsingen
Italiano
Argilla di Rimsingen
English
Rimsingen Clay
Origin of the Name

Rimsingen (Deutschland, Baden-Württemberg), ehemaliges Dorf am Südwesthang des Tunibergs westlich Freiburg im Breisgau

Historical Variants

Rimsinger Mergel = marnes de Rimsingen = Giganteus-Tone (Théobald 1948), Rimsingen-Ton (LGRB 2016), Rimsingen-Ton Member (Feist-Burkhardt & Götz 2016)

Hierarchy and sequence

Units at roof

Age

Age at top
  • early Bajocian
Age at base
  • early Bajocian

Geography

Geographical extent
Oberrhein (südwestliches Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland).

Palaenography and tectonic

  • Dogger of the Jura Mountains
Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • sedimentary
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