«Cenoman-Randschuppe»

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
N/A
Color RGB
R: 241 G: 239 B: 237
Rank
tectonic slice
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
incorrect name (though informally used)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
«Cenoman-Randschuppe»
Français
«Cenoman-Randschuppe»
Italiano
«Cenoman-Randschuppe»
English
«Cenoman-Randschuppe»
Historical Variants

Cenomane Randschuppe (Tollmann 1970, Gaupp 1980), Randcenoman (Isler & Pantic 1980), Kalkalpine-Randzone (Winkler 1987, Lüdin 1987), Cenoman-Randschuppe (Gruber et al. 2010, TK500 / Gouffon et al. 2024))

Description

Description

Grobklastische, flyschähnliche Ablagerungen am nördlichen Rand des Oberostalpins.

Isenschmid 1983 S.813: "Das Oberostalpin war im Cenoman bereits mehrheitlich über den Wasserspiegel hinausgehoben, und Sedimente kamen nur noch im Nordteil zur Ablagerung («Randcenoman»: grobklastisch, flyschähnlich)."

Geography

Geographical extent
Nördliche Kalkalpen

Palaenography and tectonic

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

References

Definition
Gouffon Yves (Editor) (2024) : Tectonic Map of Switzerland 1:500000, Explanatory notes. Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, Wabern

p.91: The Cenoman-Randschuppe consists of an imbricate zone of slivers formed at the active margin between the Adriatic continental plate and the Piemonte-Liguria Ocean (Gaupp 1983), while the other units [of the Northern Calcareous Alps] are composed of continuous sedimentary series.

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