Klemmbach-Granit

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
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Rank
lithostratigraphic Formation
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
informal term

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Klemmbach-Granit
Français
Granite du Klemmbach
Italiano
Granito del Klemmbach
English
Klemmbach Granite
Origin of the Name

Klemmbach (Deutschland) [Fluss]

Historical Variants

Klemmbachgranit (Schroeder 1929), Klemmbach-Granit (Maas 1964), Klemmbach-Schlächtenhaus-Granit (Huber & Huber 1984), Klemmbach granite (Thury et al. 1994), Klembach-Granit [sic] (Hinsken 2003)

Age

Age at top
  • Early Carboniferous (= Mississipian)
Age at base
  • Late Devonian
Dating Method

353 bzw. 376 +/-10 Ma (Huber & Huber 1984)

Geography

Geographical extent
Südrand des Schwarzwaldes.
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