Dolomia del San Giorgio

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Representation and status

Index
t3d
Color CMYK
60 / 45 / 20 / 0
Color RGB
R: 120 G: 130 B: 165
Rank
lithostratigraphic Formation
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
valid formal name

Nomenclature

Deutsch
San-Giorgio-Dolomit
Français
Dolomie du (Monte) San Giorgio
Italiano
Dolomia del San Giorgio
English
San Giorgio Dolomite
Origin of the Name

Monte San Giorgio (TI), Meride

Historical Variants
Schlern-Dolomit (Frauenfelder 1916), Äquivalente der Buchensteiner Schichten im San Giorgiogebiet (Frauenfelder 1916), Untere Dolomitzone (Senn 1924), Ladinische Dolomite (Wirz 1945), Dolomia del San Giorgio (Bernoulli et al. 1976, Bernoulli et al. 2018)

Description

Description
Ladinische Dolomite des Monte San Giorgio-Gipfels ; thin-bedded limestones, dolomites and bituminous shales
Thickness
50-80 m im E (Senn 1924)

Components

Fossil Content
  • ammonites
  • fish
  • reptiles
  • bivalves
Meeresreptilien, Fische, Ammoniten, pseudoplanktonische Bivalven

Hierarchy and sequence

Subordinate units
Units at roof
Units at floor

Age

Age at top
  • Latest Ladinian
Note about top

Curioni-Zone

Age at base
  • Latest Ladinian
Note about base

Curioni-Zone

Dating Method

Radiolaria (Stockar et al. 2012)

Geography

Geographical extent
Monte San Giorgio (TI)

Palaenography and tectonic

Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • sedimentary
Conditions of formation
Laguna (euxinic basin)

  • Tuffiti della Val Serrata

    Name Origin

    Val Serrata = Val Serada (TI), W Riva San Vitale

    Rank
    lithostratigraphic Bed
    Status
    informal term
    In short
    Tufite volcanica da grigia a verde, a prevalente sanidino.
    Age
    Early Ladinian
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