«Untere Rauhwacke»

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Representation and status

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Color CMYK
N/A
Color RGB
R: 125 G: 125 B: 125
Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is not in Use
Status
incorrect name (though informally used)
Status discussion

Nomenclature

Deutsch
«Untere Rauhwacke»
Français
«Cornieule inférieure»
Historical Variants

Untere Rauchwacke = Cargneule du Muschelkalk inférieur (Theobald 1864), Untere Rauhwacke (Zoeppritz 1906, Cornelius 1932, Cornelius 1935), Sandsteine, Dolomitschiefer = untere Rauhwacke (Bearth et al. 1935, Leupold et al. 1935), Untere Rauhwacken (Staub 1946)

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Description

Thickness
20-25 m (Leupold et al. 1935).

Age

Age at top
  • Early Ladinian
Age at base
  • Late Anisian

Palaenography and tectonic

  • Triassic of the Austroalpine
Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • sedimentary
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