Mischabel phase

Representation and status

Color CMYK

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Rank

tectonic

Validity

Unit is in Use

Nomenclature

Deutsch

Mischabel-Phase

Français

phase des Mischabel

English

Mischabel phase

Origin of the Name

Mischabel massif (VS)

Historical Variants

pli en retour des Mischabelhörner = pli en retour de la Mischabel (Argand 1911b), strutture retroflesse del Mischabel (Dal Piaz et al. 1992), Mischabel phase (Pleuger et al. 2008), Mischabel fold = Mischabel backfold (Steck et al. 2015)

Age

Age at top

• late Eocene

Age at base

• late Eocene

Dating Method

34-38 Ma (Steck et al. 2015)

Geography

Type area

Monte Rosa (VS/Italia)