Kinzigite

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Representation and status

Index
PGI
Color CMYK
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Rank
petrographic facies
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
informal term

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Kinzigit
Français
Kinzigite
Italiano
Kinzigite
English
Kinzigite
Origin of the Name

Nach dem Kinzigtal (Schwarzwald) genannt.

Historical Variants

gneiss a biotite, granato e sillimanite = kinzigite (Pfeifer et al. 2018)

Description

Description

Gneiss a biotite, granato e sillimanite ("kinzigite"), rocce a granato e feldspato ("stronalite")

Age

Age at top
  • Paleozoic
Age at base
  • Proterozoic
  • Gneiss di Strona (stronalite)

    Name Origin

    (Valle di) Strona (Italia)

    Rank
    petrographic facies
    Status
    informal term
    Nomenclatorial Remarks
    <p>Strona-Ceneri gneiss ?</p>
    In short

    Rocce a granato e feldspato.

    Age
    Proterozoic
  • (Prima) Zona Diorito-Kinzigitica

    Rank
    petrography
    Status
    informal term
    In short

    Polyzyklische hochmetamorphe Hornblende-Gneise der Ivrea-Verbano-Zone.

    Age
    Proterozoic
    • Gneiss del Pizzo Leone

      Name Origin

      Pizzo Leone (TI)

      Rank
      lithostratigraphic Formation
      Status
      informal term
      In short
      Gneis des nördlichen Teils der Ivrea-Zone (retrograd überprägter Kinzigit/Stronalit, Chloritfazies).
    • Marmo di Candoglia

      Name Origin

      Candoglia (Italia), Valle d'Ossola ; cf. wikipedia

      Rank
      lithostratigraphic unit
      Status
      local name (informal)
      In short

      Marmo rosa del complesso kinzigitico della Zona Ivrea-Verbano.

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