Saubach Formation
Geological formation in Austria and Germany, about 180–174 million years old / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Saubach Formation is a geological formation in Austria and Germany, dating to about 180–174 million years ago.[1] It was described originally as Saubachschichten in 1975, and classified as part of the Lower Jurassic Adnet Group.[2]
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Saubach Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: lower-mid Toarcian ~180 Ma | |
Type | Geological formation |
Sub-units | Unken Member |
Underlies | Klaus Formation |
Overlies | Scheibelberg & Adnet Formations |
Thickness | 1–15 m (3.3–49.2 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Brick red marls with intercalated limestone beds |
Other | Bioclastic wackestones and packstones with breccia layers |
Location | |
Region | Osterhorn Mountains |
Country | Austria |
Type section | |
Named for | Saubach, a little creek southeast of Schafbachalm |
Named by | Krainer & Mostler |
Year defined | 1997 |
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