Schwarzhorn-Amphibolit

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(49%,0%,37%,31%)
Color RGB
R: 90 G: 175 B: 110
Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
informal term

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Schwarzhorn-Amphibolit
Français
Amphibolite du Schwarzhorn
Italiano
Anfibolite dello Schwarzhorn
English
Schwarzhorn Amphibolite
Origin of the Name

Schwarzhorn (Österreich), Tilisuna

Historical Variants

Dioritmassiv Schwarzhorn-Seehorn (von Seidlitz 1906), Schwarzhorn-Amphibolit (Burger 1978, Biehler 1990), metadiorite of the Schwarzhorn slice (Nagel 2006), Schwarzhorn Amphibolite (Nilius et al. 2016)

Hierarchy and sequence

Upper boundary

Unmetamorphe frühtriassische Sandsteine (unconformity).

Age

Age at top
  • Early Cambrian
Age at base
  • Early Cambrian
Dating Method

529 +9/-8 Ma (LA-ICP-MS U/Pb auf Zirkon ; Nilius et al. 2016).

Geography

Geographical extent
4x1 km Schuppe am Schwarzhorn (östlicher Rätikon, Österreich).
Type area
Östlicher Rätikon (Österreich)

References

Definition
Nilius Nils-Peter, Froitzheim Nikolaus, Nagel Thorsten Joachim, Tomaschek Frank, Heuser Alexander (2016) : The Schwarzhorn Amphibolite (Eastern Rätikon, Austria): an Early Cambrian intrusion in the Lower Austroalpine basement. Geologica Carpathica 67/2, 121-132
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