Fläscherberg-Decke

Representation and status

Color CMYK

N/A

Color RGB

R: 241 G: 239 B: 237

Rank

tectonic slice

Validity

Unit is in Use

Status

valid

Nomenclature

Deutsch

Fläscherberg-Decke

Français

Nappe du Fläscherberg

Italiano

Falda del Fläscherberg

English

Fläscherberg Nappe

Origin of the Name

Südostteil des Fläscherbergs = Fläscher Berg (GR)

Historical Variants

Südliche Fläscherberg-Schuppe (Allemann & Schwizer 1979), Fläscherberg Nappe (Gouffon et al. 2024)

Palaenography and tectonic

Kind of protolith

• tectonic

References

Definition

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

p.44: The Fläscherberg Nappe is a small unit that overlies the Säntis Nappe at the southeastern end of the Fläscher Berg, a hill east of Sargans. It is made up of Jurassic sediments of South Helvetic to Ultrahelvetic origin.