Seeztal-Member

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(43%,8%,0%,27%)
Color RGB
R: 105 G: 170 B: 185
Rank
lithostratigraphic Member (Subformation)
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
valid formal name
Status discussion

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Seeztal-Member
Français
Membre du Seeztal
Italiano
Membro del Seeztal
English
Seeztal Member
Origin of the Name

Gurbsbachgraben im Seeztal (SG)

Description

Description
Mergelige und tonig-sandige Siltschiefer, sowie Kalke mit Echinodermenspäten. Phosphoritknollen treten häufig vor.

Hierarchy and sequence

Superordinate unit
Units at roof
Units at floor

Age

Age at top
  • early Oxfordian
Age at base
  • late Callovian
Dating Method
Ammoniten

Geography

Geographical extent
Beschränkte regionale Verbreitung in der südlichen Axen-Decke und in der Gonzen-Decke.

Palaenography and tectonic

  • Jurassic
  • Malm
Paleogeography
North Tethyan Shelf :
marge continentale européenne
Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • sedimentary
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