Reingrabener Schiefer
The Reingrabener Schiefer (other names Reingraben Shales, „Halobienschiefer“) is a lithostratigraphic unit, often described as independent geologic formation, or as a member of Lunz Formation.[1] Reingraben shales are represented by black-brown or black, hard clayey shales and marly shales. Often contains spherosiderite nodules.[2]
| Reingrabener Schiefer Stratigraphic range: Triassic | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale |
| Location | |
| Country |  Austria,  Slovakia |
| Type section | |
| Named by | F. v. Hauer |
Occurs in Alps and Carpathians. It preserves fossils dating back to the Triassic period.
References
- Tollmann, A., 1985: Geologie von Österreich. Band II, Auβer-zentralalpiner Anteil. Wien, Franz Deuticke, 711 pp.
- Tollmann, A., 1976: Analyse des klassischen nordalpinen Mesozoikums, Wien, Franz Deuticke, 580 pp.
External links
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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