Landwasser-Synklinal
Back to Silvretta NappeRepresentation and status
- Color CMYK
- N/A
- Color RGB
- R: 241 G: 239 B: 237
- Rank
- tectonically bounded lithostratigraphic unit
- Validity
- Unit is in Use
- Status
- informal term
Nomenclature
- Deutsch
- Landwasser-Synklinal
- Français
- Synclinal de la Landwasser
- Italiano
- Sinclinale della Landwasser
- English
- Landwasser Syncline
- Historical Variants
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Ducan- und Landwassermulde (Kräyenbühl 1984), Landwasser- and Ducan trough (Hellermann Furrer 1992), Landwasser and Ducan synclines (TK500 / Gouffon et al. 2024)
Description
- Description
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Autochthone bis parautochthone Sedimentbedeckung des Silvretta-Kristallins im Landwassergebiet.
Age
- Age at top
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- Norian
- Age at base
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- Permian
References
- Definition
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(2024) :
Tectonic Map of Switzerland 1:500000, Explanatory notes. Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, Wabern
p.92: The Triassic cover of the Silvretta Nappe is preserved in two SW– NE striking synclines located at the western edge of the Silvretta Nappe, known as the Landwasser and Ducan synclines (Froitzheim et al. 1994). They formed during top-NW thrusting in the Cretaceous, and then were overprinted by normal faulting still in the latest Cretaceous. This was followed by top-N thrusting of the entire Silvretta Nappe over the Penninic units during Cenozoic times.