Poudingue de Saint-Odile

Representation and status

Color CMYK
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Rank
lithostratigraphic Formation
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
local name (informal)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Saint-Odile-Konglomerat
Français
Poudingue de Saint-Odile
Italiano
Conglomerato di Saint-Odile
English
Saint-Odile Conglomerate
Origin of the Name
Saint-Odile (Alsace)

Description

Thickness
20 m en moyenne.

Hierarchy and sequence

Upper boundary
Grès à Voltzia
Lower boundary
Grès des Vosges

Geography

Geographical extent
Alsace (France)

Palaenography and tectonic

  • Triassic
Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • sedimentary
Conditions of formation
Les poudingues de Saint-Odile témoignent de fleuves au courant plus puissant que pour les Grès des Vosges sous-jacents.
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