External Folded Jura

Representation and status

Color RGB
R: 241 G: 239 B: 237
Rank
tectonic subdomain
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
informal term

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Externer Faltenjura
Français
Jura Plissé Externe
Italiano
Giura a Pieghe Esterno
English
External Folded Jura
Origin of the Name

Partie externe (la plus éloignée des Alpes) du Jura plissé.

Historical Variants

zone des Plateaux du Jura externe (Sommaruga 1995), Jura externe (Sommaruga 1997), External Folded Jura (Gouffon et al. 2024)

Hierarchy and sequence

Subordinate units

References

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

p.24: The most prominent features of the External Folded Jura are the largely undeformed or only slightly deformed tabular areas, called Plateaux, which are separated by narrow zones of intense deformation known as Faisceaux (e.g., Chauve et al. 1980).

  • Abgescherter Tafeljura

    Rank
    tectonic unit
    Status
    local name (informal)
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  • Vorfaltenzone

    Rank
    tectonic unit
    Status
    informal term
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  • zone des Avant-Monts

    Rank
    tectonic zone
    Status
    valid
    In short

    Région monoclinale, localement plissée, de la partie frontale du Jura (zone préjurassienne) chevauchant le plateau de Haute-Saône (bordure oriental du Bassin de Paris) par l'intermédiaire de la faille de l'Ognon. Cette zone constitue l'ultime front compressif du Jura.

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  • Faisceaux

    Rank
    tectonic unit
    Status
    local name (informal)
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  • Plateaux

    Rank
    tectonic unit
    Status
    local name (informal)
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