«Kalkschieferzone»

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
N/A
Color RGB
R: 165 G: 185 B: 170
Rank
lithostratigraphic Member (Subformation)
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
incorrect name (though informally used)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
«Kalkschieferzone»
Français
«Kalkschieferzone»
Italiano
«Kalkschieferzone»
English
«Kalkschieferzone»
Historical Variants

Kalkschieferzone (Senn 1924, Bechly & Stockar 2011, Bernoulli et al. 2018), scisti calcarei del Monte San Giorgio (Godenzi 1963)

Nomenclatorial Remarks

Va, Vb, Vc (Wirz 1945), Kalkschieferzone inferiore, media, superiore (Furrer 1995)

Description

Thickness
25-50 m (Senn 1924), bis ca. 120 m

Hierarchy and sequence

Superordinate unit
Subordinate units
Units at roof
Units at floor

Age

Age at top
  • Early Carnian
Age at base
  • Ladinian
Dating Method

239.51 Ma (Stockar et al. 2012)

Palaenography and tectonic

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

References

Definition
Senn, Alfred (1924) : Beiträge zur Geologie des Alpensüdrandes zwischen Mendrisio und Varese. Eclogae geol. Helv. 18/4, 552–632

S.564: a 5. Kalkschieferzone, ca. 25—50 m. Diese ist zusammengesetzt aus feinschiefrigen, leichtzerfallenden, grauen, hell anwitternden Kalkschiefern, die mit gelblichem, tonigem Mergel wechsellagern. Auch hier scheinen Fossilien zu fehlen.

  • «Obere Kalkschieferzone»

    Rank
    lithostratigraphic unit
    Status
    incorrect name (though informally used)
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  • «Mittlere Kalkschieferzone»

    Rank
    lithostratigraphic unit
    Status
    incorrect name (though informally used)
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  • «Untere Kalkschieferzone»

    Rank
    lithostratigraphic unit
    Status
    incorrect name (though informally used)
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