Languard-Decke

Representation and status

Color CMYK
N/A
Color RGB
R: 241 G: 239 B: 237
Rank
nappe
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
valid

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Languard-Decke
Français
Nappe du (Piz) Languard
Italiano
Falda del (Piz) Languard
English
Languard Nappe
Origin of the Name

Piz Languard (GR)

Historical Variants

Languarddecke (Schuppli 1921, Rösli 1928, Staub 1934, Spillmann 1993), Languard-Decke (Staub 1946), Falda di Languard (Pozzi 1959), Campo-Languard-Einheit (Dössegger 1987)

Nomenclatorial Remarks

Ovel da Languard

Hierarchy and sequence

Subordinate units
Lower boundary

Bernina-Deckenkomplex

Geography

Geographical extent
SE der Engadin-Störung

References

Definition
Furrer Heinz (Ed.) (1985) : Field workshop on Triassic and Jurassic sediments in the Eastern Alps of Switzerland. Mitt. geol. Inst. ETH und Univ. Zürich (N.F.) 248, 81 S.

Mainly basement rocks with scant Mesozoic sediments. As already mentionned, the Languard nappe has structural and facies affinities with the Lower Austroalpine units.

  • Casanna-Schiefer (im ursprünglichen, lokalen Sinn)

    Name Origin

    Fuorcla Chaschauna (GR) = Casannapass [sic], [non Pass Chaschauna]

    Rank
    lithostratigraphic unit
    Status
    local name (informal)
    Nomenclatorial Remarks
    <p>non: Casannaschiefer (Wegmann 1923 S.23, Zimmermann 1955)</p>
    In short

    Quarzreicher Phyllit und Glimmerschiefer der Languard-Decke.

    Age
    Paleozoic
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