Kistenstöckli-Member

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Rappresentazione e statuto

Colore CMYK
(0%,8%,51%,4%)
Colore RGB
R: 245 G: 225 B: 120
Rango
Membro litostratigrafico (Sotto-formazione)
Uso
Unità in uso.
Status
termine formale valido

Nomenclatura

Deutsch
Kistenstöckli-Member
Français
Membre du Kistenstöckli
Italiano
Membro del Kistenstöckli
English
Kistenstöckli Member
Varianti storiche

Kistenstöckligipfelsandstein = Kistenstöcklisandstein (Styger 1961), Kistenstöcklischichten (Frey 1965), Kistenstöckli Member (Menkveld-Gfeller et al. 2016)

Descrizione

Descrizione

Mikrokonglomerat mit Geröllen aus nordhelvetischen Einheiten (Spätjura, Kreide, Paläogen), gefolgt von einer Wechsellagerung aus einem glimmerreichen, sandigen Kalk und einem feinsandigen, plattigen Mergelstein. Gegen das Dach des Members dominiert der Sandstein.

Componenti

Litologie

Mikrokonglomerat

Fossili
  • foraminferi

Gerarchia e successione

Limite superiore

Taveyannaz-Formation

Limite inferiore

Stad-Formation

Età

Geomorfologia
  • Priaboniano
Età alla base
  • Priaboniano
Metodo di datazione

Biostratigraphie: Grossforaminiferen.

Geografia

Estensione geografica
Ostschweiz (Kistenpass-Gebiet).
Località-tipo
  • Kistenstöckli = Muot da Rubi (GR)
    Caratteristiche del sito
    • typische Fazies
    Agibilità del sito
    • Grat
    Coordinate
    • (2720650 / 1186350)
    Nota
    • Arn. Heim 1908, Brückner 1952, Styger 1961

Paleogeografia e tettonica

  • Terziario
Paleogeografia
Proximal NHS (N-Helv.)
Termini generici
Tipo di origine
  • sedimentaria
Metamorfismo
non metamorfo

Referenze

Revisione
Menkveld-Gfeller Ursula, Kempf Oliver, Funk Hanspeter (2016) : Lithostratigraphic units of the Helvetic Palaeogene: review, new definition, new classification. Swiss J. Geosc. 109/2, 171-199

p.188: The Kistenstöckli Member was described by Styger (1961; ‘‘Kistenstöckligipfelsandstein’’, ‘‘Kistenstöcklisandstein’’), the type locality forms the peak of the Kistenstöckli (2720.650/1186.350). For further descriptions see Arn. Heim (1908) and Brückner (1952). Lithology: A microconglomerate bed with partly rounded fragments of North Helvetic Late Jurassic and Cretaceous strata as well as Palaeogene sandy limestones follows above 100–150 m of slaty Stad Formation that become more calcareous towards the top. It is succeeded by an alternation of 100–200 m of well-bedded, mica-rich sandy limestone and fine-grained, sandy, slaty marlstone; sandstone dominates the top. The formation of the microconglomerate presumably suggests Late Eocene fault tectonics. Overyling stratum: Taveyannaz Formation; underlying strata: Stad Formation. Biostratigraphy: Priabonian, Larger foraminifera. Current geographical extent: Eastern Switzerland: Kistenpass region. Tectonic unit: Eastern Switzerland: Lower Helvetic (Parautochthonous).

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