Formation des Pyramides Calcaires

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
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Rank
lithostratigraphic Formation
Validity
Unit is in Use

Nomenclature

Français
Formation des Pyramides Calcaires
English
Pyramides Calcaires Formation
Historical Variants
ensemble conglomératique supérieur (Antoine et al. 1972, Fudral 1973), Pyramides Calcaires Formation (Loprieno 2001)

Hierarchy and sequence

Units at roof

Geography

Type area
Vallée des Glaciers et région des Pyramides Calcaires

Palaenography and tectonic

Paleogeography
Valaisan Basin

References

Definition
Loprieno Andrea (2001) : A combined structural and sedimentological approach to decipher the evolution of the Valais domain in Savoy (Western Alps). Inauguraldissertation, Universität Basel, 285 S.
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