Lengenbach-Dolomitmarmor

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(0%,22%,78%,12%)
Color RGB
R: 225 G: 175 B: 50
Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
local name (informal)
Status discussion

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Lengenbach-Dolomitmarmor
Français
Marbre dolomitique du Lengenbach
Italiano
Marmo dolomitico del Lengenbach
English
Lengenbach Dolomitic Marmor
Origin of the Name

Mineraliengrube am Lengenbach = Lenge Bach (VS), Binntal

Historical Variants

Triasdolomit am Lengenbach (Schmidt & Preiswerk 1908), Lagerstätte [im Dolomit] am Lengenbach = Zuckerkörniger Dolomit (Bader 1934), Dolomit des Binnatals (Graser 1963), Dolomit des Binntals (Graeser 1986), Lengenbacher stratum (Hettmann et al. 2014)

Description

Thickness
ca. 150 m (Bader 1934) ; ca. 240 m (Hettmann et al. 2014)

Age

Age at top
  • Triassic
Age at base
  • Triassic

Geography

Point of interest
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