Marna del Pizzella

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Representation and status

Index
t4
Color CMYK
0 / 10 / 90 / 0
Color RGB
R: 255 G: 220 B: 45
Rank
lithostratigraphic Formation
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
valid formal name

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Pizzella-Mergel
Français
Marne du Pizzella
Italiano
Marna del Pizzella
English
Pizzella Marl
Origin of the Name

Monte Pizzella (Italia) am Monte Campo dei Fiori, Velate

Historical Variants
[bunte] Raibler Schichten (Frauenfelder 1916, Senn 1924, Leuzinger 1926), Marna del Pizzella (Allasinaz 1968a, Allasinaz 1968b, Bernoulli et al. 2018)

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Synonyms
San Giovanni Bianco

Description

Description

Bunte Mergel.

Hierarchy and sequence

Superordinate unit
Units at roof
Units at floor

Age

Age at top
  • Late Carnian
Age at base
  • Late Carnian

Geography

Geographical extent
Monte San Giorgio

Palaenography and tectonic

Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • sedimentary
Conditions of formation
Lagunäre Fazies (Senn 1924).
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