Roccabella-Schiefer

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
N/A
Color RGB
R: 125 G: 125 B: 125
Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is not in Use
Status
junior synonym (disused)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Roccabella-Schiefer
Français
Schistes de la Roccabella
Italiano
Scisti della Roccabella
English
Roccabella Schists
Origin of the Name

Roccabella (GR)

Historical Variants
Roccabella-Schiefer (Dietrich 1969, Lüdin 1987), zone des schistes de la Roccabella (Trümpy 1970), Roccabella-Einheit (Handy et al. 1993)

Description

Thickness
20-120 m in der Err-Decke, max. 30 m in der Platta-Decke (Manatschal & Nievergelt 1997).

Age

Age at top
  • Albian
Age at base
  • Aptian

Geography

Geographical extent
Scalotta Klippe.

Palaenography and tectonic

Paleogeography
Piemont Basin , Adriatic continental margin :

southern, passive continental margin / platform

Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
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