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Tristel Formation

Coordinates: 47°03′39″N 9°36′25″E / 47.060767°N 9.607067°E / 47.060767; 9.607067
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Tristel Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Barremian-Early Aptian
~127–123 Ma
Tristel Formation near its type locality, looking at Naafkopf from the southwest
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofRhenodanubic Group, Bündnerschiefer
Thickness150–250 m (490–820 ft)[1]
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone, marl
OtherShale
Location
Coordinates47°03′39″N 9°36′25″E / 47.060767°N 9.607067°E / 47.060767; 9.607067
RegionAllgäu, Oberbayern, Tirol, Vorarlberg
Country Austria
 Germany
 Liechtenstein
 Switzerland
Type section
Named forTristel, a mountain next to the Naafkopf
Named bySchwizer
Year defined1984

The Tristel Formation is a stratigraphic formation of the northern-central Alps, deposited between the late Barremian and the early Aptian of the Early Cretaceous. It consists of thickly banked limestones, marls and shales.[1] It is the lowest formation of the Bündnerschiefer and belongs to the Rhenodanubic Group.[2]

Outcrops can be found in the Engadin window, the Tauern window, the Rechnitz window, and many localities of the Penninic realm of the eastern and western Alps.[3]

The type locality is the area around the Naafkopf (47°03′39″N 9°36′25″E / 47.060767°N 9.607067°E / 47.060767; 9.607067) in the border region of Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.[1]

The Tristel Formation can be correlated with the Klus Formation in Graubünden and the Couches de l’Aroley Formation in Savoie (France) and Valais (Switzerland).[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tristel-Formation". Lithostratigraphische Einheiten Deutschlands.
  2. ^ Tricart, Pierre-Charles de Graciansky, David G. Roberts, Pierre (2010). The Western Alps, from rift to passive margin to orogenic belt : an integrated geoscience overview (1st ed.). Amsterdam: Elsevier. p. 158. ISBN 978-0444537249.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Stratigraphische Tabelle von Österreich" (PDF) (in Austrian German). 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
  4. ^ Loprieno, Andrea (2011). "The Valais units in Savoy (France): a key area for understanding the palaeogeography and the tectonic evolution of the Western Alps". International Journal of Earth Sciences. 100 (5): 963. Bibcode:2011IJEaS.100..963L. doi:10.1007/s00531-010-0595-1. hdl:20.500.11850/37751. S2CID 56379732.
  5. ^ Tricart, Pierre-Charles de Graciansky, David G. Roberts, Pierre (2010). The Western Alps, from rift to passive margin to orogenic belt : an integrated geoscience overview (1st ed.). Amsterdam: Elsevier. p. 153. ISBN 978-0444537249.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)