Tuf calcaire de Corpataux

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(0%,0%,0%,100%)
Color RGB
R: 240 G: 165 B: 165
Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
local name (informal)
Status discussion

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Corpataux-Quelltuff
Français
Tuf calcaire de Corpataux
Italiano
Tufo calcareo di Corpataux
English
Calcareous tufa of Corpataux
Origin of the Name

Carrière de la Tuffière, au nord de Corpataux (FR)

Historical Variants

Tuf calcaire = Tuf de Corpataux = Tuf de Fribourg (Bollin 1996)

Palaenography and tectonic

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