«Subpenninics»

Representation and status

Color CMYK
N/A
Color RGB
R: 125 G: 125 B: 125
Rank
tectonic unit
Validity
Unit is not in Use
Status
obsolete term (disused)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
«Subpenninikum»
Français
«Subpennique»
Italiano
«Subpennidico»
English
«Subpenninics»
Historical Variants

Subpenninikum (Milnes 1974, Schmid et al. 2004), Subpenninic Complex (Milnes & Pfiffner 1977), Infrapenninikum (Trümpy 1980), subpenninic units = subpenninic nappes = subpenninic gneissic nappes of the Leventina, Simano, Adula/Cima-Lunga and Maggia (Schenker et al. 2016)

Geography

Geographical extent
Lepontinische Alpen.

Palaenography and tectonic

Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • tectonic
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