Calcaire d'Andey

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
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Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
local name (informal)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Andey-Kalk
Français
Calcaire d'Andey
Italiano
Calcare di Andey
English
Andey Limestone
Origin of the Name

Pointe d'Andey (France), massif des Bornes

Historical Variants
Calcaires d'Andey (Delamette et al. 1997), Calcaire d'Andey (Linder 2002)

Description

Thickness
Souvent absent, max. 1 m (Linder 2002).

Components

Fossil Content
  • rhynchonellids
  • ostreids
  • crinoids
  • bivalves

Age

Age at top
  • Late Aptian
Age at base
  • Late Aptian

Geography

Type area
massif des Bornes (France)
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