The Rauchkofel Formation mainly consists of dark gray to black laminated and well-bedded, partly platy limestones intercalated with black shales and marls of various thickness. Lateral variations are common. Thickness of beds varies from very thin to medium for limestones. Black graptolitic shales with graptolites are more abundant in the lower part of the unit, where they may constitute levels up to 15 cm thick. In the proximal parts of the basin thick to very thick calcarenitic beds and breccias occur more frequently in the upper part of the unit, but in places they may occur also in the lowermost part. A distinct horizon with loboliths is present in the lowermost part of the formation.
Corradini, C., Corriga, M., Pondrelli, M., Schönlaub, H., Simonetto, L., Spalletta, C., et al. (2015). Rauchkofel Formation. ABHANDLUNGEN DER GEOLOGISCHEN BUNDESANSTALT, 69, 73-76.
Rauchkofel Formation
SPALLETTA, CLAUDIA;
2015
Abstract
The Rauchkofel Formation mainly consists of dark gray to black laminated and well-bedded, partly platy limestones intercalated with black shales and marls of various thickness. Lateral variations are common. Thickness of beds varies from very thin to medium for limestones. Black graptolitic shales with graptolites are more abundant in the lower part of the unit, where they may constitute levels up to 15 cm thick. In the proximal parts of the basin thick to very thick calcarenitic beds and breccias occur more frequently in the upper part of the unit, but in places they may occur also in the lowermost part. A distinct horizon with loboliths is present in the lowermost part of the formation.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
