Aar-Massiv

Torna a Massiccio dell'Aar

Rappresentazione e statuto

Colore CMYK
N/A
Colore RGB
R: 241 G: 237 B: 239
Rango
massiccio di montagne
Uso
Unità in uso.
Status
valido

Nomenclatura

Deutsch
Aar-Massiv
Français
Massif de l'Aar
Italiano
Massiccio dell'Aare
English
Aar Massif
Origine del nome

Quellgebiet des Flusses Aare

Varianti storiche

massif de l'Aar (Argand 1911b), Massiccio dell'Aare (Godenzi 1963), Aar massive [sic] (Purdy & Stalder 1973), Aarmassiv s.str. (Büchi & Trümpy 1976), Aar Massif (Berger et al. 2017, Gouffon et al. 2024)

Gerarchia e successione

Geografia

Estensione geografica
Zwischen unteren Lötschental im Westen und Tödi bzw. Surselva im Osten.

Paleogeografia e tettonica

Termini generici
Tipo di origine
  • tettonico

Referenze

Revisione
Gouffon Yves (Editor) (2024) : Tectonic Map of Switzerland 1:500000, Explanatory notes. Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, Wabern

p.33: The Aar Massif and its autochthonous-parautochthonous sedimentary cover occupies a belt about 20 km wide and 160 km long in the central part of the Alps, between Sierre in Valais and Landquart in Graubünden. It is subdivided by several faults into a large External Aar Massif, making up almost the entire width of the Aar Massif in its central part, and a thinner Internal Aar Massif, which is subdivied into two submassifs: the Baldschieder-Gletsch Submassif, which crops out in upper Valais region, south of the Rote Kuh - Gampel Shear Zone – a reactivated paleofault – and its possible continuation between Aletsch and Rhône glaciers, and the Trun-Punteglias Submassif in the Surselva (Graubünden). North of the Lötschental, the External Aar Massif overthrusts the Gastern Submassif. The contact is marked by a thin band of Triassic and Jurassic sediments (the “Jungfrau Wedge”), which includes overturned sediments of the External Aar Massif. The entire Aar Massif is made up of a pre-Variscan to Variscan polycyclic metamorphic basement with Variscan intrusions. Several large-scale structures follow the general strike of the External Aar Massif. They include longitudinal faults and very tight synclines exposing Late Paleozoic and Mesozoic sediments.

  • Externes Aar-Massiv

    Rango
    dominio tettonico
    Statuto
    valido
    In breve

    The External Aar Massif is situated north of the Rote Kuh-Gampel Shear Zone and makes up almost the entire width of the Aar Massif in its central part. North of the Lötschental, it overthrusts the Gastern Submassif with a contact marked by a thin band of Triassic and Jurassic sediments («Jungfrau Wedge»), which includes overturned sediments of the External Aar Massif. Several large-scale structures follow the general strike of the External Aar Massif. They include longitudinal faults and very tight synclines exposing Late Paleozoic and Mesozoic sediments.

    • Jungfrau-Synklinal

      Rango
      tettonica
      Statuto
      termine informale
      In breve

      The Jungfrau syncline, which separates the autochtonous Gastern dome from the Aar massif basement gneiss folds, is composed of slivers of basement rocks with their Mesozoic sedimentary cover.

  • Rote-Kuh–Gampel-Scherzone

    Name Origin

    Gampel (VS)

    Rango
    tettonica
    Statuto
    termine informale
    In breve

    The Rote Kuh-Gampel Shear Zone is a reactivated paleofault separating the External Aar Massif to the north-west from the Internal Aar Massif to the south-east.

  • Internes Aar-Massiv

    Rango
    dominio tettonico
    Statuto
    valido
    In breve

    The Internal Aar Massif is restricted to a thin band situated south of the Rote Kuh-Gampel Shear Zone and its possible continuation between Aletsch and Rhône glaciers. It is subdivied into two submassifs: the Baltschieder-Gletsch Submassif in upper Valais region, and the Trun-Punteglias Submassif in the Surselva (Graubünden), with an autochthonous sedimentary cover preserved in part locally.

    • Plammis Nappe

      Name Origin

      Plammis (VS), Alp oberhalb Varen

      Rango
      falda
      Statuto
      valido
      Nomenclatorial Remarks
      <p>(inkl. autochthone Sedimentbedeckung des internen Aar-Massivs)</p>
      In breve

      The Plammis Nappe is a Lower Helvetic tectonic nappe of the Western Swiss Alps, constituted by a Jurassic sedimentary series interpreted as the detached part of the autochthonous cover of the Internal Aar Massif (Baldschieder-Gletsch Submassif). On the slopes between Sierre and Gampel, the Plammis Nappe overlies the autochthonous cover of the External Aar Massif and the Doldenhorn Nappe. It is itself overlain by the Jägerchrüz Nappe.

      Age
      Giurassico Medio
    • Raron-Synklinale

      Name Origin

      Raron (VS)

      Rango
      tettonica
      Statuto
      termine informale
      In breve

      Gefaltete autochtone Sedimentbedeckung des internen Aar-Massivs.

    • Baltschieder-Gletsch Submassif

      Name Origin

      Baltschieder (VS) - Gletsch (VS)

      Rango
      Sotto-Periodo cronostratigrafico
      Statuto
      termine locale (informale)
      In breve

      The Baltschieder-Gletsch Submassif represents the Internal Aar Massif in Valais. It crops out in upper Valais region, south of the Rote Kuh-Gampel Shear Zone – a reactivated paleofault – and its possible continuation between Aletsch and Rhône glaciers. The autochthonous cover of the Baldschieder-Gletsch Submassif is present at its southwestern end the near Raron.

    • Ausserberg–Avat-Zone

      Name Origin

      Ausserberg (VS) und Piz Avat (GR)

      Rango
      zona tettonica
      Statuto
      valido
      Nomenclatorial Remarks
      <p>Entspricht die&nbsp;«Südliche Gneiszone».</p>
      In breve

      Prävariszisches polyzyklisches Altkristallin des internen Aar-Massivs südlich des Zentralen Aare-Granits bzw. des Südwestlichen Aare-Granits.

      • Engi-Granit

        Name Origin

        Engi (VS) im Obergoms

        Rango
        Formazione litostratigrafica
        Statuto
        termine informale
        In breve

        Stark deformierter porphyrischer alkalinischer Granit, der durch Migmatitisierung (Neosom) entstanden ist.

        Age
        Precambriano
      • Gärsthorn-Gneiskomplex

        Name Origin

        Gärsthorn (VS)

        Rango
        Formazione litostratigrafica
        Statuto
        termine informale
        In breve

        Prävariszische polyzyklische granitische Gneise (Augengneis und grobkörniger Zweifeldspargneis) der Ausserberg-Avat-Zone.

        Age
        Precambriano
        • Geimen-Augengneis

          Name Origin

          Geimen (VS)

          Rango
          unità litostratigrafia
          Statuto
          termine locale (informale)
          In breve

          Lokaler grobporphyrischer Augengneis innerhalb der Ausserberg-Avat-Zone.

        • Bitschji-Augengneis

          Name Origin

          Bitschji (VS)

          Rango
          unità litostratigrafia
          Statuto
          termine locale (informale)
          In breve

          Lokaler grauer granodioritischer Serizit-Augengneis innerhalb der Ausserberg-Avat-Zone.

      • Sogn-Placi-Gneiskomplex

        Name Origin

        Val Sogn Placi (GR)

        Rango
        Formazione litostratigrafica
        Statuto
        termine informale
        In breve

        Prävariszische polyzyklische metasedimentäre Gneise (Meta-arkose, Metapsammite, Schiefer und Zweiglimmer-Phyllit) der östliche Ausserberg-Avat-Zone.

        Age
        Proterozoico
      • Massa-Gneiskomplex

        Name Origin

        Untere Massaschlucht (VS)

        Rango
        Formazione litostratigrafica
        Statuto
        termine informale
        In breve

        Prävariszische polyzyklische Migmatite und migmatitische Gneise der Ausserberg-Avat-Zone. Leukokratische migmatitische Gneise treten häufig mit mafische bis ultramafische Gesteine (Amphibolite, Gabbros, Hornblendite) zusammen und verleihen der Einheit ein gebändertes Aspekt.

      • Pulanera-Gneiskomplex

        Name Origin

        Val Pulanera (GR)

        Rango
        unità litostratigrafia
        In breve

        Feinkörniger Biotitgneis bis -schiefer der östliche Ausserberg-Avat-Zone, z.T. gebändert, lokal migmatitisch.

    • Trun-Punteglias-Teilmassiv

      Name Origin

      Val Punteglias (GR), nördlich von Trun

      Rango
      unità tettonica
      Statuto
      valido
      In breve

      The Trun-Punteglias Submassif represents the Internal Aar Massif in the Surselva (Graubünden), with an autochthonous cover only comprising Triassic sediments.

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