Granodiorite del Monte Orfano

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(0%,56%,56%,12%)
Color RGB
R: 225 G: 100 B: 100
Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
local name (informal)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Monte-Orfano-Granodiorit
Français
Granodiorite du Monte Orfano
Italiano
Granodiorite del Monte Orfano
English
Monte Orfano Granodiorite
Historical Variants

weisser Granit von Mont Orfano (Gerlach 1869),granito di Mont'Orfano,  Orfano granite (Köppel et al. 1980), plutone del Montorfano (Dal Piaz et al. 1992a), Granit von Mt. Orfano = Mont-Orfano-Granit (Pfiffner 2009)

Age

Age at top
  • Cisuralian (= Early Permian)
Age at base
  • Cisuralian (= Early Permian)
Dating Method

283 Ma

Palaenography and tectonic

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