Schluchsee-Granit

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Representation and status

Index
gamma-SCH
Color CMYK
(0%,43%,52%,14%)
Color RGB
R: 220 G: 125 B: 105
Rank
lithostratigraphic Formation
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
informal term

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Schluchsee-Granit
Français
Granite du Schluchsee
Italiano
Granito dello Schluchsee
English
Schluchsee Granite
Origin of the Name

Schluchsee (Deutschland)

Historical Variants

Schluchsee-Granit (Huber & Huber 1984), Schluchsee granite (Thury et al. 1994)

Hierarchy and sequence

Lower boundary

Scharfer Intrusivkontakt

Age

Age at top
  • Late Carboniferous (= Pennsylvanian)
Age at base
  • Late Carboniferous (= Pennsylvanian)
Dating Method

314 +/-16 Ma (Rb/Sr) bzw. 331 +/-3 Ma (K/Ar) (Huber & Huber 1984)

Geography

Geographical extent
Plattenförmige Intrusion im Südschwarzwaldes.

Palaenography and tectonic

Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • plutonic

References

Important Publications
Geyer Otto Franz, Gwinner Manfred P. (1964) : Geologie von Baden Württemberg. Schweizerbart (Stuttgart), 1. Auflage, 223 Seiten
Metz Rudolf (1980) : Geologische Landeskunde des Hotzenwaldes. Schauenburg, Lahr/Schwarzwald
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