Walsertal-Zone

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
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Rank
tectonic zone
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
informal term

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Walsertal-Zone
Français
zone du Walsertal
Italiano
zona del Walsertal
English
Walsertal zone
Origin of the Name

Walsertal (Österreich)

Historical Variants

Quetschzone (Blumenthal 1926, Blaser 1952, Allemann 1957), unterostalpine Randzone = unterostalpine Schuppenzone (Medwenitsch 1962), Randcenoman (Müller 1973), Randzone (Richter 1956/1957), Walsertal-Zone (Winkler 1987, Lüdin 1987)

References

Definition
Winkler Wilfried (1988) : Mid- to early Late Cretaceous flysch and melange formations in the western part of the Eastern Alps: palaeotectonic implications. Jb. geol. Bundesanstalt (Wien) 131/2, 341-389
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