Ophiolite de la nappe du Tsaté

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(38%,0%,25%,37%)
Color RGB
R: 100 G: 160 B: 120
Rank
lithostratigraphic Formation
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
informal term

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Ophiolith der Tsaté-Decke
Français
Ophiolite de la nappe du Tsaté
Italiano
Ofiolite della falda del Tsaté
English
Ophiolite of the Tsaté nappe
Historical Variants

Tsaté ophiolites = Tsaté ophiolitic unit (Steck et al. 2015)

Hierarchy and sequence

Subordinate units
Units at roof

Age

Age at top
  • Late Jurassic
Age at base
  • Middle Jurassic

Palaenography and tectonic

Paleogeography
Piemont Basin
Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • ophiolitic
Metamorphism
monocyclic
Note on metamorphism

medium pressure

Material and varia

Images

  • Prasinite du Mont des Ritzes

    Name Origin

    Mont des Ritzes (VS)

    Rank
    lithostratigraphic unit
    In short
    Prasinite et métabasaltes en coussin de la nappe du Tsaté.
    Age
    Jurassic
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  • Métagabbro des Aiguilles Rouges d'Arolla

    Name Origin

    Aiguilles Rouges d'Arolla (VS)

    Rank
    lithostratigraphic unit
    Status
    local name (informal)
    In short

    Métagabbros de la nappe du Tsaté.

    Age
    Kimmeridgian
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