Hoch-Fulen-Schuppe

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
Hoch-Fulen-Schuppe
Français
Écaille du Hoch Fulen
Italiano
Scaglia del Hoch Fulen
English
Hoch Fulen Slice
Origin of the Name

Hoch Fulen (UR)

Historical Variants

Hochfulen-Decke (Spillmann et al. 2011), Hoch-Fulen-Decke (Hantke et al. 2011), Hoch Fulen Slice (Gouffon et al. 2024)

Description

Description

Unterhelvetische, parautochthone Decke: Quinten- bis Öhrli-Fm., Klimsenhorn- und Wildstrubel-Fm., Nordhelv. Flysch

Age

Age at top
  • Eocene
Age at base
  • Late Jurassic

References

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

p.35: Between Erstfeld (Reuss Valley) and the Klausenpass, the Hoch Fulen Slice, a parautochthonous slice made up of Late Jurassic to Paleogene series, lies on top of the Paleogene series of the Aar Massif.

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