Ahorn-Augengneis

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(0%,32%,27%,20%)
Color RGB
R: 205 G: 140 B: 150
Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
local name (informal)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Ahorn-Augengneis
Français
Gneiss oeillé de l'Ahorn
Italiano
Gneiss occhiadino dell'Ahorn
English
Ahorn Augengneis
Origin of the Name

Ahorn (VS)

Historical Variants

gneiss oeillé type Ahorn-Ochsenhorn (Thélin & Ayrton 1983), Ahorn augengneiss = Ahorn orthogneiss (Genier et al. 2008)

Age

Age at top
  • Ordovician
Age at base
  • Ordovician
Dating Method

457 +/-2 Ma (Bussy in: Genier et al. 2008)

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