«Weisse-Gneisgruppe»

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Representation and status

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Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
incorrect name (though informally used)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
«Weisse-Gneisgruppe»
English
«White Gneiss Group»
Historical Variants

White Group of gneisses = White group orthogneiss (Chadwick 1968), Orthogneise = Zweiglimmeraugengneise (Huber 1985)

References

Definition
Chadwick Brian (1968) : Deformation and metamorphism in the Lukmanier region, Central Switzerland Geol. Soc. America Bull. 79, 1123-1150

p.1129: These occur mainly in the west and consist of quartz, cloudy microcline, plagioclase, and micas. They are schistose and are compositionally similar to the Medelser granite gneiss in the Gotthard Massif, although no phenocrysts of feldspar were found like those in the Gotthard granite.
Definition
Huber Christian W. (1985) : Geologie und Geochronologie in der Region Lucomagno "Massiv" und Piora Mulde, zwischen Pizzo Colombo und Frodalera. Diplomarbeit ETHZ, 174 Seiten
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