Molasse aquitanienne

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
N/A
Color RGB
R: 125 G: 125 B: 125
Rank
lithostratigraphic Formation
Validity
Unit is not in Use
Status
obsolete term (disused)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Aquitane Molasse
Français
Molasse aquitanienne
Italiano
Molassa aquitaniana
English
Aquitanian molasse
Origin of the Name
Ce terme fait référence à l'âge Aquitanien de l'unité.
Historical Variants
Aquitanien auct. (Gerber & Wanner 1984), Aquitanien = mürbe Sandsteine und bunte Mergel (Rutsch 1933), Molasse aquitanienne, Aquitanien = Grès et marnes bariolés (Charollais et al. 1998)

Hierarchy and sequence

Units at roof
Units at floor

Age

Age at top
  • earliest Burdigalian
Age at base
  • Aquitanian
Dating Method
Stehlin 1914 (Engehalde, Zollikofen, ...)

Palaenography and tectonic

  • USM-II
Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • sedimentary
Metamorphism
non metamorphic
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