Rueras-Gneiskomplex
Back to Tavetsch NappeRepresentation and status
- Index
- G-T
- Color CMYK
- (0%,16%,16%,2%)
- Color RGB
- R: 220 G: 180 B: 160
- Rank
- lithostratigraphic Formation
- Validity
- Unit is in Use
- Status
- informal term
Nomenclature
- Deutsch
- Rueras-Gneiskomplex
- Français
- Complexe gneissique de Rueras
- Italiano
- Complesso gneissico di Rueras
- English
- Rueras Gneiss Complex
- Origin of the Name
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Rueras (GR), Tujetsch
- Historical Variants
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Paragneise + Paraschiefer (Niggli 1944), Rueras Gneiss Complex (Berger et al. 2017), Rueras-Gneiskomplex (Gisler 2018)
Description
- Description
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Niggli 1944: Paragneis (inkl. Hornfles) + Paraschiefer (mit Quarzit) + Amphibolit/Grünschiefer + Ultrabasika
Age
- Age at top
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- Paleozoic
- Age at base
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- Precambrian
Geography
- Type area
- Tujetsch (GR)
References
- Definition
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2017) :
Geological Map of the Aar Massif, Tavetsch and Gotthard Nappes. Geological Special Map 1:100'000, Explanatory Notes 129
p.61: NIGGLI (1944) subdivided the metasedimentary gneisses into “Paragneise” and “Paraschiefer” to emphasise the important difference between these two rock types. The “Paragneise” show an Alpine overprint of pre-Alpine higher-grade metamorphic assemblages at upper greenschist-facies metamorphic conditions. Relics of such earlier parageneses, particularly in amphibolites and ultramafic rocks, allowed BIINO (1994, 1995) to reconstruct its pre-Alpine history. In contrast, the “Paraschiefer” were very strongly affected by a pervasive Alpine metamorphic and tectonic overprint at greenschist-facies conditions, completely obliterating previous mineral assemblages. On the present map sheet, these two types of metasedimentary gneisses were grouped together into the Rueras Gneiss Complex (GT).
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